"How the Declaration Disagrees with John Locke" w/ Daniel Burns

The Constitutionalist · Sep 23, 2026 · 1h 10m

Daniel Burns is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Dallas where he teaches both in the excellent great books focused undergraduate program and in the Braniff Graduate School of the Liberal Arts: https://udallas.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-of-liberal-arts/

The central discussion of this episode revolves around his recent essay: https://america250.aei.org/volume/natural-rights-the-common-good-and-the-american-revolution/how-the-declaration-disagrees-with-john-locke/

Also discussed is his earlier essay, "Liberal Practice vs. Liberal Theory," published in National…