Maajid Nawaz and T.J. Leyden kicked off an unusual conference Monday morning — the Google-sponsored “Summit Against Violent Extremism” — which aims to uncover the roots of radicalization. Most panelists said there was no one event, or epiphany, which made … Continue reading
These horrors of abuse continue to haunt us with no signs of abating. But is the world of legal settlements sufficient to rescue us from our collective suffering? Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/308210 … Continue reading
The Middle East and North Africa is ablaze in protest movements seeking democratic reform. Leaders in these countries are massacring their own citizens in cold blood. Is it the case that the transition from autocracy to participatory government can only … Continue reading
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