Recent Articles
SEP 9, 2015 • Journal
The Paradox of Liberation by Michael Walzer
REVIEW BY GEORGE RUPP This book provides a masterly refutation of a remarkably resilient array of stereotypes about religion and secularism.
SEP 9, 2015 • Journal
Rough Justice by David Bosco
This is the best account so far of the trajectory of the ICC from its optimistic origins to the more constrained court of today.
SEP 8, 2015 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Wealth and Resource Consumption of Megacities
How can megacities address global environmental challenges? A new study shows how ultra-dense city planning can be part of the solution.
SEP 1, 2015 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Schindler's List"
It's almost impossible to grasp the enormity of the Holocaust, and there's also the danger of regarding it as a one-time occurrence in the distant ...
AUG 21, 2015 • Article
Compromise and Rotten Compromises: A Reflection on the Iran Deal
Let’s give President Obama the benefit of the doubt. As the president has repeatedly asserted, the agreement insures that every pathway to a nuclear ...
AUG 20, 2015 • Article
Compromise and Rotten Compromises: A Reflection on the Iran Deal
Ultimately, will the Iran nuclear deal be a good compromise or a rotten one? For an ethicist, one question lingers. Why did the American-led negotiators ...
AUG 19, 2015 • Article
Bringing Ukraine Back Into Focus: How to End the New Cold War and Provide Effective Political Assistance to Ukraine
Peacemaking efforts in Ukraine have failed because two crises must be addressed simultaneously. The first is the crisis within Ukraine over whether it should be ...
AUG 17, 2015 • Article
Possible Future Worlds: Essays by Carnegie Council's Ethics Fellows for the Future
This booklet is the result of a six-month online course taken by the Ethics Fellows for the Future, based on Carnegie Council Fellow Thong Nguyen's ...
AUG 17, 2015 • Article
Solidarity or Self-interest? European Integration and the German Question
"Germany today is earnest in its desire to be a good European neighbor, but it does not believe that it can or should pay any ...
AUG 12, 2015 • Journal Online Exclusive
What Should You Do if You Are Not an "Effective Altruist"?
Peter Singer argues that a significant portion of one’s income should go toward alleviating global poverty. But this is just a start.