When we look back at the beliefs and practices of our ancestors, we are often shocked at what they found morally acceptable: the public torture of criminals, the trading of slaves, and the subjugation ...

I’ve hosted a number of sessions about social and emotional learning (SEL) over the past six months, and one question that’s repeatedly come up is whether SEL is ultimately an attempt to repackage ...

I’ve hosted a number of sessions about social and emotional learning (SEL) over the past six months, and one question that’s repeatedly come up is whether SEL is ultimately an attempt to repackage ...

Some people argue that a company's sole purpose is to maximize profits and that focusing on any other concerns is a violation of fiduciary responsibility. But just because business is a highly ...

Ethical leadership is needed more than ever in today's corporate and political global landscape. The media reports numerous examples daily of inappropriate ethical behaviour by corporations and ...

Kissinger examined whether intellectuals should get their hands dirty making policy, or preserve their integrity at the price of influence. In the specific case of Henry Kissinger, Morgenthau’s ...

The traffic law most honored by its disregard is speed limits. Sometimes there may be a good reason, but speed limits are typically established by legislation or politics. The legislature or ...

Political philosophers have long recognized the paradoxical connection between increased safety and greater perceptions of evil. The "Tocqueville paradox," named after the nineteenth-century French ...

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I can accept the fact that our politicians are imperfect human beings, just like the rest of us. Sometimes, because politics is what it is, our politicians exaggerate their own successes and downplay ...