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
OCT 10, 2013 • Podcast
Anna Stilz on Occupancy Rights
Any attempts to tackle the problems of long-term refugees will have to address occupancy rights. Why do we have the right to live in a ...
SEP 30, 2013 • Podcast
Arash Abizadeh on Immigration
As the U.S. moves toward a major overhaul of its immigration system, many of those most significantly affected are being left out of the ...
APR 30, 2013 • Podcast
Kim Ferzan on Preventive Justice
Criminal justice is normally retrospective: You can only imprison someone for crimes they’ve already committed. But what should we do about individuals who clearly ...
DEC 3, 2012 • Podcast
Corey Brettschneider on Hate Speech
How should states deal with hate speech? In the U.S., the prevailing attitude is that hate speech should be protected. In other liberal democracies, ...
OCT 3, 2012 • Podcast
Jon Quong on Self-Defense
What conditions make it permissible for one person to kill another? And what does it mean if the theories that we've used as the basis ...
JUL 18, 2012 • Podcast
Garrett Cullity on Climate Change
Since there is very little any given individual can do to address climate change, there is a problem drawing a line from collective responsibility to ...
JUN 8, 2012 • Podcast
Law Professor Stuart Green on Property Law
A meme about illegal music downloads has been going around the Internet for a few years now. It goes something like this: Piracy isn't theft. ...
APR 11, 2012 • Podcast
Prakash Sethi on Apple's Labor Standards
Does Apple's number one status mean that it has special responsibilities for the labor practices of its Chinese manufacturers? And to what extent is one ...
MAR 16, 2012 • Podcast
Seth Lazar on Self-Defense in War
Does all killing in war come down to self-defense? This view makes a lot of intuitive sense, but it turns out to pose a serious ...
FEB 14, 2012 • Podcast
Microinequalities Inflicted on Women
Why is it that a woman can lead a country, yet women are slower to be served in coffee shops? In the West, women and ...