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Online Exclusive 12/11/2025 Blog

What We've Been Reading

Online Exclusive 11/17/2025 Online Essay

Department of Violence

Pete Hegseth's speech and the U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats reveal an American policy of war without rules, violence without constraint.

Online Exclusive 10/23/2025 Online Essay

Beware the Boomerang Effect: Why U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Pose a Profound Threat to American Freedom

The U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats point toward an intensification of unchecked destructive and coercive power that directly threatens civil and political freedom.

Online Exclusive 06/23/2017 Blog

Afghanistan and the Ethics of Triage

What would a democracy triage approach to Afghanistan look like?

Online Exclusive 06/19/2017 Blog

The Ethics of Saying No

Sometimes the ethical statesperson or policymaker must be prepared to refuse requests for action on the grounds that aid cannot credibly be rendered and/or ...

Online Exclusive 06/19/2017 Essay

Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador

Recently there have been two giant wins for democracy, human rights, and the environment in an unlikely spot: the small, embattled nation of El Salvador. ...

Online Exclusive 06/13/2017 Interview

Yvonne Terlingen on the UN Secretary-General Selection Process

In this interview, Yvonne Terlingen discusses the recent reforms to the UN secretary-general selection process, including the role of civil society in the reforms. She ...

Online Exclusive 06/13/2017 Blog

Engaged Buddhism, Anger, and Retribution

What can Engaged Buddhism contribute to political philosophy?