Matt Peterson is an editor at The Atlantic and former managing editor of World Politics Review.
Prior to joining World Politics Review, he worked as a fellow in Yale University's Global Justice Program. Peterson has also worked at the Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics in Canberra, and was assistant editor of Carnegie Council's journal, Ethics & International Affairs, from 2005-2007.
Featured Work
MAR 4, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Shallow Cuts
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was lauded in recent headlines for the announcement that it would voluntarily act to improve access to medicines in developing countries. ...
JAN 28, 2009 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Jeff McMahan on Proportionality
Israeli officials insist that their attacks on Gaza were judiciously planned so as to minimize harm to civilians. What role do civilian casualties play in ...
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 ...
DEC 3, 2008 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Larry Temkin on Extending Human Lifespans
What would a world in which everyone lived beyond 100 be like? Would it really be worth it for us?
OCT 28, 2008 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Larry May on Habeas Corpus
Are habeas corpus petitions, as Barack Obama put it, "the foundation of Anglo-American law"? Or are they just nuisance lawsuits, as John McCain claims?
OCT 7, 2008 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Leif Wenar on the Resource Curse
There is a powerful case that corporations and countries that buy natural resources from bad actors in developing countries are violating the property rights of ...
SEP 18, 2008 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Jessica Wolfendale on Torture Lite
We now know that the U.S. officially sanctions and regularly employs interrogation tactics that push legal and moral boundaries. In this episode, Jessica Wolfendale ...
SEP 2, 2008 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Thomas Pogge on Pharmaceutical Innovation
Philosopher Thomas Pogge explains his proposal for dealing with the thorny intersection of public health, property rights, and poverty. As he sees it, the patent ...