Shows tagged with : Nation

  • October 28 : 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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  • September 09 : Loyalty
    Loyalty is usually reckoned to be an important virtue; even loyalty to lost causes is often admired. But loyalty to evil causes is no virtue. To whom...
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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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  • November 27 : The Military: What is it Good for?
    Is the military draft a natural expression of democratic values, or a challenge to our most basic concepts of individual rights and liberties? ...
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  • September 11 : War, Sacrifice, and the Media
    The media often present a sanitized and one sided narrative of war, torture and other forms of violence that blots out the faces and silences the...
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  • July 18 : Loyalty
    Loyalty is usually reckoned to be an important virtue; even loyalty to lost causes is often admired.  But loyalty to evil causes is no virtue....
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  • October 04 : War, Sacrifice, and the Media
    The media often present a sanitized and one sided narrative of war, torture and other forms of violence that blots out the faces and silences the...
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  • September 20 : Immigration and Citizenship
    What are the effects of immigration on culture in America?  Does it promote homogenization, diversity, or both?  Cultural enrichment, or...
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  • November 11 : Immigration and Citizenship
    What are the effects of immigration on culture in America?  Does it promote homogenization, diversity, or both?  Cultural enrichment, or...
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  • February 11 : The Judiciary in Democracy
    In many democracies, the judiciary is protected, to one degree or another, from the voters.  Our federal judges, for example, though appointed...
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  • May 26 : Summer Reading List 2013
    Summer is the perfect time to dig in to deep reading. Heidegger's Being and Time may be a bit much to take on vacation, but there are lots of...
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    One’s country of birth has a profound effect on life prospects. It's often best to go elsewhere. But moving is not always so easy. Borders and...
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