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AUG 29, 2013 • Article
Syria: "To Jaw-Jaw Is Always Better than to War-War"
The mantra of those who are pro-intervention in Syria is that while there are no good options, in the face of tens of thousands of ...
AUG 26, 2013 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "The Act of Killing"
It is not hyperbole to call this documentary an epochal film. It brings viewers into the minds of mass murderers, illuminates a horrific piece of ...
AUG 20, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: POEM: Tomorrow's Child
This poem was written to convey the imperative of sustainability. As geographical lines blur due to trade and markets, so can ethics.
AUG 19, 2013 • Article
Life, Money, and the Pursuit of Happiness
The day after the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of 2013, a single image dominated media coverage: a photo of the two-foot thick concrete and steel bank vault ...
AUG 19, 2013 • Article
In Memoriam: Jean Bethke Elshtain (1941-2013)
Carnegie Council's Zach Dorfman reflects on Jean Bethke Elshtain, his graduate adviser at the University of Chicago: "She carried herself with an understated grace and ...