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JUN 5, 2009 Podcast

Pillars of Choice: Rights and Responsibilities

Balancing rights and responsibilities is one of the pillars supporting ethical choice. How far do our rights extend? Do responsibilities diminish our entitlements?

JUN 3, 2009 Podcast

Ethical Policy Dilemmas in the Promotion of U.S. Human Rights Values

What are realistic processes of social change that should inform effective human rights policy and its implementation? Should human rights issues be pressed even if ...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23217865@N02/3296355945/" target=_blank>Beijing - Tiananmen Square</a>, by Laksevaagen ©<br> (with kind permission)

JUN 3, 2009 Article

On the 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Demonstrations: Human Rights Needs for a New China

What has changed in China since 1989, and what are Chinese looking for from their government today? Health and safety issues are paramount for many, especially ...

The American Future: A History

JUN 1, 2009 Podcast

The American Future: A History

In a dazzling display of learning and verbal virtuosity, Simon Schama takes us from Arlington Cemetery to the contrasts between the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian worldview; ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctbto/8468260426/">CTBTO</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAY 29, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Deterrence Beats Diplomacy on North Korea

There are enormous limits as to what Japan, South Korea, and the United States could do about North Korea even if China agreed to follow ...