MAY 6, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: When Government Changes the Rules: Taiwan's Feed-in-Tariff
Taiwan requires electric utilities to purchase renewable energy, subsidized by the government. Recently when solar rates went down, the government changed the contract terms, saving ...
MAY 6, 2011 • Podcast
The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe
Author and journalist Peter Godwin was born and raised in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia). In this gripping talk he untangles his country's complex and tragic history, ...
MAY 5, 2011 • Podcast
Higher Education in the Middle East: America's Legacy
For generations, American universities have been educating students in the Middle East. President of Lebanese American University Joseph Jabbra makes an impassioned case for the ...
MAY 4, 2011 • Podcast
Charles Osgood on Civility in the Media
In every sector of American society, civility has declined, according to recent polls--from vicious political rhetoric to attacks in the blogosphere and lack of personal ...
MAY 2, 2011 • Podcast
Anatol Lieven on Pakistan
Pakistan expert Anatol Lieven unravels Pakistan's troubled and complex relationships with the U.S., Afghanistan, the Taliban, and its own army--and adds a special note ...
APR 29, 2011 • Podcast
Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technologies
Author Alexis Madrigal examines the history of green technologies in America and shows how they have been entangled with culture, ethics, and government policies.
APR 29, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Disaster, Decline, or Rebirth: A Japanese Fish Story
Japan's recent tsunami and nuclear disaster have devastated its fishing industry. Fish are at the heart of Japanese culture, yet worldwide stocks of wild fish ...
APR 25, 2011 • Podcast
Arkady Murashev on "Reforming" the Moscow Police Force (1991-92)
Active in Russian politics since the early days of Perestroika, Arkady Murashev discusses his part in bringing down the Soviet Union and and working towards ...