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Should government supplement markets to increase the public good? Should it regulate markets to protect the public good? How much is too much regul...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Policies are often debated along three dimensions: effectiveness, efficiency, and expediency. In place of a fourth dimension—applied ethics—we usua...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Modern self-determination and the concept of nationality are closely linked, and have frequently led to instances of ethnic cleansing. Can national...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Is it ever ethical to violate a democratic constitution? If the rationale for military intervention is to save democracy, does that make it legitim...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Why can't the U.S. negotiate a domestic solution to health care? Individuals are certainly responsible for their health. A wealthy society can also...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently declared that burqas are not welcome in France. To some, the burqa represents the suppression of women. Y...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
When are elections legitimate? What about Iran? Elections assume that losers accept results. Because many disagree, can they overturn an election? ...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
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Fairness is a universal concept, but its application depends on time and place. The three pillars of ethical choice—pluralism, rights and responsib...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
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Balancing rights and responsibilities is one of the pillars supporting ethical choice. How far do our rights extend? Do responsibilities diminish o...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
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How do we celebrate differences without falling into the trap of cultural relativism?
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
To become ethical, must behavior be grounded in a religious faith or other system of belief? How do we judge the behavior of states and people?
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
New York is no longer viewed as the financial capital of the world, or even of the United States. Given the recent government intervention in state...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
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Participants in Britain's nuclear weapons testing program argued recently that health was damaged by radiation. Who is responsible? Should compensa...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Senator Specter is now a Democrat. Was his decision to switch parties principled, pragmatic, or just expedient?
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
According to Dambisa Moyo, large foreign aid flows to Africa disenfranchise Africans and prop up corrupt African leaders. If we follow Moyo's advic...
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Competition magnifies the importance of choices people make, as penalties for failure and rewards for cheating increase. What would you do if faced...
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Can public discussion of issues acknowledge gray areas despite being polarized by the media and single issue groups?
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
What are the ethics of global sports development? Now that America's favorite pastime has gone global, is baseball watched and played for the love ...
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
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Do we respect the wishes of anti-Castro Americans, to restrict trade, or the wishes of agriculture and medical sales interests, to open Cuban marke...
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Banning headscarves may violate an individual's right of religious expression and choice. Allowing headscarves may violate a state's commitment to ...
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
A Colombian immigrant was recently denied her investor's visa, forcing her to shut down her U.S. company and fire her six employees. Does immigrati...
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Less than one percent of the earth's water is consumable, and many parts of the world may be heading toward water bankruptcy. Should private owners...
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- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
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While saving jobs is an urgent task in today's economy, promoting "Buy American" policies may hurt our chances of recovering from the recession. Ho...
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Councilman Ron Rice and his father, State Senator Ron Rice, both of Newark, have had some very public political differences in the past few years. ...
- Added: Aug 14, 2009
- Length: 59:58
An interview with Paul Armentano on his new book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We driving People to Drink?
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- Added: Aug 12, 2009
- Length: 29:31
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