Shows tagged with : Democracy

  • June 24 : Corporations and the Future of Democracy
    The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a leader in the promotion of democratic values around the...
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  • April 29 : Democracy and the Press
    Our founding fathers believed that a free press would serve democracy by promoting unfettered political debate and expose the actions of the...
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  • January 15 : Is Democracy a Universal Value?
    Americans value democracy, and expect others to value it. But is it a universal value? Does God, or rationality, or something very basic about human...
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  • January 08 : The Examined Year - 2011
    A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on significant moments of the past twelve months.  But what ideas and events that took shape over...
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  • November 21 : Civil Disobedience
    Thoreau, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King all engaged in civil disobedience, and are widely admired for doing so.  But how can democratic society...
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  • April 18 : Religion and the Secular State
    Can committed believers and committed non-believers share a common political life in the context of a secular state?  Committed believers...
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  • March 08 : Religion and the Secular State
    Can committed believers and committed non-believers share a common political life in the context of a secular state?  Committed believers...
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  • January 08, 2012 : The Examined Year: 2011
    posted by KT This week, we do something special.  We take a look back at the past year, though...
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  • June 24 : Corporations and the Future of Democracy
    The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a leader in the promotion of democratic values around the...
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