Social conservatives have been put on the defensive by gay activists who have been getting laws passed that support homosexual marriages. They have reacted by promoting laws and constitutional amendments in the states and the federal government that would define … Continue reading
Today’s New York Times (May 16, 2011) carries an important conversation entitled, Questions Raised About a Code of Silence about the French journalistic habit of protecting the private lives, especially the sexual lives of elected and other public figures. These … Continue reading
Often sophisticated and complex analysis and proscription are generated at great cost and investment, involving massively influential individuals and institutions. Experts in many fields are commissioned and projects expand. But attention to the underlying values assumptions in such massive investments … Continue reading
A new piece on the Values Forum of the New World Encyclopedia looks at obstacles and dangers to the advance of healthy democracies in Africa. Ghanaian former UN Secretary General, Kofi Anan offers an important piece today in Financial Times … Continue reading
This article, published in Digital Journal calls on world leaders to shed antiquated habits of vying blocs and nation states, and use the Middle East uprisings as an opportunity to develop instincts for international relations that more genuinely attend to … Continue reading
The impact and orientation of news media are crucial for the positive formation of personal, and social life and direction. It is vital that constructive and conscientious people invest into bringing to our collective attention those sides of human life … Continue reading
Gordon Anderson has written fairly extensive reflections on recent revolutions. You can read them and comment on them here. … Continue reading
A simple case of gratitude and integrity, “This isn’t about being a hero — that’s not even close to what it’s about,” says Meche. But look what seems to lie beneath this uncommon example of simplicity and virtue: He is … Continue reading
Abstract: Wikileaks has created turmoil because people line up on different sides, seeing things in black and white, either championing transparency and making Assange a modern hero, or championing security and demanding his head on a plate. But these reactions … Continue reading
On the wonderful site Religion Dispatches, Michael Ruse reviews The Moral Landscape: How Science can determine Human Values, by Sam Harris, Free Press (2010). This review is especially important to the VKF movement insofar as the harmonization of values and … Continue reading