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OCT 13, 2011 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Conversation with Moral Philosopher Peter Singer

Utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer lives up to his beliefs, giving away 25-30 percent of his income to alleviate absolute poverty, and defending animal rights--or as ...

OCT 13, 2011 Podcast

Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street

Why pretend that economics is value free? It's a product of our civilization and riddled with moral judgements, says Sedlacek. By separating economics from ethics ...

OCT 7, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Space Junk

According to NASA, over 135 million pieces of man-made metal debris orbit the Earth. While the space race may be over, someone's got to do the ...

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OCT 3, 2011 Podcast

The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad

U.S. Foreign Service officer John Schmidt explains how the complex, dangerous relationship between the leaders of Pakistan and various jihadist groups came about, and ...

OCT 3, 2011 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Economist and Foreign Aid Specialist William Easterly

The best system for discovering new approaches is not to have one planner at the top trying to decide what are going to be the ...

SEP 30, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Blocking the Bid: Is the U.S. right to veto Palestinian Membership to the UN?

As the UN Security Council weighs the Palestinian bid, is the U.S. right to oppose UN membership? Would Palestinian membership to the UN threaten ...

SEP 27, 2011 Podcast

Yahoo! and YouTube: Balancing Human Rights and Business

How do companies such as Yahoo! and YouTube decide on whether disturbing material should be banned from their sites? What are the free speech and ...

SEP 23, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: China's Aircraft Carrier: Who Rules the Waves?

Is a far-reaching Chinese navy a threat to American naval superiority or to the West? Is China simply a major power, peacefully rising and pursuing ...

SEP 22, 2011 Podcast

In an Era of Increased Transparency, A New Approach to Business Branding

As he retools Lipman, a New York advertising agency, Michael Mendenhall discusses a new approach to branding. He also talks about how companies' ethics are ...

Israeli, Russian, and U.S. Flags

SEP 21, 2011 Podcast

Jackson-Vanik: Time for Reconsideration?

The Jackson-Vanik amendment has been imposed on Russia for 37 years. Is it time for repeal? This event is in cooperation with EastWest Institute.