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July 01, 2020

Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Other Rights - A discussion of ideas and connections

30 minutes

Dr. Rob McDonald, Professor of History at the United States Military Academy, talked with me about Natural Rights - what they are, where they come from, and what they mean in our lives. We also discussed the notion of negative and positive rights, and how all of these relate to and are expressed in civil rights.

Suggested Additional Readings for this topic:

The Glorious Revolution - Wikipedia article

Declaration of Independence - I challenge you to read the whole thing after listening to this episode, and consider how you would label the rights mentioned, and how the list of abuses by England were violations of Natural Rights

United States Constitution

United States Bill of Rights

Rob's books:

Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson's Image in His Own Time

Thomas Jefferson: American Revolutionary (audio book)

Minor Disclaimer: Robert McDonald is a Professor if History at West Point. His views are his own and do not represent those of the United States Military Academy.

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By Jeremy Gypton