Perfectly Legal, But Wrong
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Global Ethics
A Wave of Repression in El Salvador
85,000 citizens of El Salvador have been imprisoned, most of them without fair trials. In a May 20 broadcast of The World (from PRX), Marco Werman interviews Noah Bullock, executive director of Cristosal, the Salvadoran human rights group. Werman and Bullock talk...
A New Pope, and a Papal Pretender
Like Donald J. Trump, the new Pope is a U.S. citizen. And possibly both may have once dreamed of becoming the Pope. But with that, the similarities come to an end. Yesterday, the Papal conclave chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American who has spent...
Hope and Healing vs. Hate and Heartlessness
Two larger than life figures on the world stage had Easter messages, but only one –– from Pope Francis –– captured the true spirit of Easter.
Gaslighting the Gulag: Assad’s “Humanitarian” Asylum
Even as the world witnessed newly liberated Syrians desperately searching Syria’s notorious Saydnaya Prison where Basshir Al Assad had routinely jailed and tortured many (or even any) who vocally opposed his tyrannical rule, Vladimir Putin granted Assad asylum in...
Israel, Gaza, Humanitarian Relief, and the Laws of War
by Don Mayer Many college-aged people are deeply (and rightly) concerned about violence and militarism, here in the U.S. and abroad. Ukraine, Sudan, Russia, Israel and Gaza all come to mind in March of 2024. What does any of this have to do with business? The...
Criminalizing Criticism in Turkey
In the March 6 podcast from PRI’s The World, we learn that Turkey’s autocratic ruler, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, pushed through a law that criminalizes reporting on the damages from the massive earthquake that recently shook southern Turkey and northern Syria....
Brittany Griner’s “Wrongful Detention”
Russia has detained Brittany Griner, a WNBA all-star, and charged her with possession of hashish oil, found in her baggage by drug sniffing dogs at a Moscow airport. She was on her way to join a Russian basketball team –– UMMC Ekaterinburg ––before their season...
The Death Threats to Dr. Fauci
The many death threats to public officials are] one of the more disturbing realities of our time. Most of these people, often election officials or public health officials, are trying their best just to do their duty. But the threats continue, and have escalated. In brief, sadly, many of these threats are “perfectly legal.” I’ll explain why.
The Absurdity of COP 26 at Glasgow
How COP26 listens to the wealthy and ignores the needs of the many.
Ethics and the Coronavirus
In the United States, business executives are foregoing first class tickets on commercial airlines in favor of private planes. The well-to-do have begun traveling to more remote locations. Concierge doctors are seeing a rise in wealthy clients consulting on best practices to avoid the virus.