Ethics Matter Interview Series

Overview

This series featured speakers from very different backgrounds, countries, and professions. What they have in common are strongly held moral convictions and a passionate commitment to their work, which makes for memorable conversations.

OCT 2, 2014 Podcast

A Conversation with Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire

In this inspiring conversation, Dallaire talks about his faith in the principle of R2P--"one of the great innovations of our time"--and how ...

Rosa Brooks

JUN 12, 2014 Podcast

A Conversation with Law Professor and Columnist Rosa Brooks on Obama's Foreign Policy

With an insider's perspective, Rosa Brooks candidly discusses U.S. foreign policy, from Kosovo to Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine, along with her views on Barack ...

MAY 30, 2014 Podcast

A Conversation with Ezekiel Emanuel on Health Care Reform

A doctor, a former advisor to the Obama administration, and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Emanuel has spent a generation advocating on health ...

APR 30, 2014 Podcast

A Conversation with Douglas Rushkoff, Digital Media Expert, Graphic Novelist and Documentarian

With the advent of new means of interaction from the TV remote to Twitter, the media became a two-way conversation, says Douglas Rushkoff. But who ...

APR 7, 2014 Podcast

Conviction, Conflict, Community: A Conversation with George Rupp

The United States' problem is the presumption of individualism, which is deeply resented and resisted in most of the world, except in some parts of ...

Sebastian Junger

MAR 18, 2014 Podcast

Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Sebastian Junger

Journalist Sebastian Junger knows about war from the inside: the horror and pain, the excitement and heightened awareness, and the fierce brotherhood between soldiers. In ...

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FEB 28, 2014 Podcast

"War on Terror," an Insider's View: A Conversation with Harold H. Koh

As legal adviser to the State Department from 2009 to 2013, Harold Koh was responsible for making judgments about the most difficult issues in the "war on ...

JAN 22, 2014 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2014 with Ian Bremmer

So what should we look out for in 2014? "The economic risks are receding. The geopolitical risks are becoming more important," says political risk guru Ian ...

Andrew Exum

DEC 19, 2013 Podcast

Ethics Matter: The Future of War, with Andrew Exum

Andrew Exum is a scholar, author, and former U.S. Army officer. In this revealing talk, he describes, in vivid detail, his days leading platoons ...

Photo of Ricken Patel

NOV 22, 2013 Podcast

Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Online Activist Ricken Patel

A brilliant student, Ricken Patel could have had a stellar career in any field he wished. Instead he chose to live among the poor in ...