Our Podcasts

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JAN 13, 2009 Podcast

Andrew Carnegie

Biographer David Nasaw tells the fascinating story of Andrew Carnegie's efforts to stop World War I, and how his failure broke his heart.

JAN 9, 2009 Podcast

Public Ethics Radio: Discretionary Time

What does it mean to live well? Robert Goodin and Lina Eriksson discover that income figures don’t tell the whole story. Missing from this ...

JAN 9, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Is my Country Doing Right by Me?

What criteria do you emphasize when deciding "How is my country doing?" Are you proud of how your country compares with the world?

JAN 2, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Morgenthau and the New Administration

Should we observe Morgenthau's principles--avoid the crusading spirit and heed others' perspectives--or is promoting democracy and taking a forceful stand indispensable to U.S. foreign ...

DEC 22, 2008 Podcast

A Conversation on NATO

The post-Cold War NATO has expanded, both in mission and membership. In each instance, problems have arisen with Russia. What are the lessons to be ...

DEC 19, 2008 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Trade Liberalization and the Financial Crisis

What does the financial crisis imply? Should we liberalize trade on agriculture and services? Or should we protect domestic producers?

The Measure of America: American Human Development Report, 2008-2009

DEC 19, 2008 Podcast

The Measure of America

Following the UNDP model, this report uses a Human Development Index that provides a single measure of well-being for all Americans. The disturbing results reveal ...

DEC 18, 2008 Journal

Humanitarian Intervention and the Distribution of Sovereignty in International Law

Legal debates about humanitarian intervention tend to assume that its legitimacy is irrelevant to its legality, while political theorists often assume the inverse. This paper ...

DEC 18, 2008 Journal

Norms, Minorities, and Collective Choice Online

Building on case studies of Wikipedia and the Daily Kos, this essay argues that different kinds of rules shape relations between members of the majority ...

DEC 18, 2008 Journal

On Promoting Democracy [Full Text]

The first question that we have to ask about promoting democracy is the question of agency: Who are the promoters? Most recent arguments have focused ...