Recent Articles
SEP 15, 2015 • Article
No Peace in Syria without Justice
"Only when the culture of impunity in Syria is addressed will the prospect for a political solution become genuinely viable, and can we begin to ...
SEP 15, 2015 • Article
Refugee Mass Exodus: Need for a UN-led World Conference
"Only a UN-led world conference with adequate research and prior broad discussion can meet the challenges of worldwide migration and continuing refugee flows. This year's ...
SEP 13, 2015 • Article
Democracy as Myth and Fact
Myths give meaning to our lives. They are stories created to explain the human condition—creation, death, heroism, dignity, pain, pride, and suffering. There is ...
SEP 11, 2015 • Article
Talking Peace in Person
Middle East peace talks have stalled. The 2014 war in Gaza caused the deaths of more than 2,000 people. Yet a group of 600 Palestinians and Israelis who ...
SEP 11, 2015 • Article
Let's Be Realistic About the "Military Option" Against Iran
Three dozen retired generals and admirals recently signed a letter supporting the agreement with Iran and declaring it a better option than military action. Why? ...
SEP 9, 2015 • Journal
Michael Blake's Border Controls
Michael Blake's rules for global justice are too rigid. They misinterpret the commitment to the moral equality of all humans everywhere, which is supposed to ...
SEP 9, 2015 • Journal
Justice and Foreign Policy: A Reply to My Critics
Sustained debate on the ethical dimensions of foreign policy is no longer a rarity. I thank Caney, Gilabert, Miller, and Stilz for their arguments, and ...
SEP 9, 2015 • Journal
Unethical Consumption and Obligations to Signal
To bring about an end to the harms involved in the production of everyday goods, what should the individual do?
SEP 9, 2015 • Journal
Coercion, Justification, and Inequality: Defending Global Egalitarianism
I share Blake’s commitment to universal liberal values and also his commitment to autonomy. We part ways, however, over the question of when egalitarian ...