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AUG 24, 2012 • Article
The Last Protestant?
The 2012 presidential election is surprising in one important respect. Protestants of various sects dominated national leadership until John F. Kennedy broke the barrier in 1960. Yet ...
MAR 27, 2012 • Article
Ethics and War in Homer’s Iliad
When I was in 9th grade, confronting the Iliad for the first time, I had two questions. First, why is it so important that we ...
AUG 31, 2011 • Article
In Search of a Global Ethic
A hundred years ago Andrew Carnegie thought that world politics was about to change forever. War would be abolished. Just as private war in the ...
APR 18, 2011 • Article
Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal on Global Ethics
Transcript of an interview by Zach Messite, KGOU local public radio, Norman, Oklahoma. ZACH MESSITE: What does it mean to have global ethics? How do ...
MAR 24, 2011 • Article
Rahim Kanani Interviews Joel Rosenthal
Interview in World Affairs Commentary by RAHIM KANANI. RAHIM KANANI: As you observe U.S. foreign policy in the context of the recent and continued ...