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SEP 16, 2013 • Article
A Lifeline for Peace in Syria--and for Obama
Why are we so reluctant to say the following? The overriding priority is to end the killing; defanging the Syrian chemical weapons complex will be ...
SEP 13, 2013 • Journal
Hunger, Food Security, and the African Land Grab
Many global analysts predict that the biggest security threats in the twenty-first century may center on disputes over water and the food that Earth’s ...
SEP 13, 2013 • Article
Field Trip to West Point Military Academy
After touring the academy, Carnegie New Leaders were priveleged to have a lengthy discussion with Major Fishback over dinner. This conversation provided an invaluable opportunity ...
SEP 12, 2013 • Journal
Nonproliferation: A Global Issue for a Global Ethic
This essay, focused on the continuing moral challenge of nuclear weapons, recalls the intellectual and moral lessons of the last century and identifies three leading ...
SEP 7, 2013 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Fire in the Blood"
With the tagline "Medicine, Monopoly, Malice," this powerful documentary tells how Western drug companies fought to keep discounted AIDS medications from reaching HIV-positive citizens of ...
SEP 6, 2013 • Article
Living With Injustice: Lessons from 1963
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the writing of three seminal texts in 20th century philosophy. An examination of these texts--by King, Arendt, and ...
SEP 6, 2013 • Article
Finding Our National Moral Compass on Syria
The U.S. received aid from other nations during its own Revolutionary War, and so despite all, "as America debates the pros and cons of ...
SEP 6, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Right Social Policies Can Promote Intergenerational Ethics
A new study by Bertelsmann Foundation analyzes fairness between the young and the old, and provides policy solutions for governments in aging societies.
SEP 5, 2013 • Journal Online Exclusive
Living With Injustice: Lessons from 1963
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the writing of three seminal texts in twentieth century philosophy. An examination of these texts—by King, Arendt, ...
SEP 5, 2013 • Journal Online Exclusive
Syria: The Case for Punitive Intervention
If the focus in Syria is on reinforcing the norms banning the use of chemical weapons, a punitive air strike should be seen as the ...