Global Ethics Weekly: Polarization, Media, & the Trump Presidency, with Christian Barry

May 16, 2019

Christian Barry, professor of philosophy at Australian National University, shares his perspective on the political climate, journalism, and polarization in the United States. What responsibility do citizens and elected officials have in the face of a corrupt administration? How can you speak to people on the other side of charged and emotional issues?

Christian Barry, professor of philosophy at Australian National University, shares his perspective on the political climate, journalism, and polarization in the United States. What responsibility do citizens and elected officials have in the face of a corrupt administration? How can you speak to people on the other side of charged and emotional issues?

For more from Barry, check out the archives of his Public Ethics Radio podcast, which ran from 2008 to 2013. He is a Global Ethics Fellow Alumnus at Carnegie Council and the former editor of the Council's scholarly journal, Ethics & International Affairs.

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