SEP 17, 2013 • Article
The Fate of Cultural Property in Wartime: Why it Matters and What Should Be Done
Cultural property protection in conflict is often neglected as people argue that the lives of individuals in warzones are far more important than old buildings, ...
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 • 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 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 • Article
On Law, Policy, and (Not) Bombing Syria
The question of whether the U.S. should use its military against Assad is separate from the questions of legal interpretation. The legal question does ...