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The current state of immigration in America reflects a systemic failure and only attention to addressing these long-term failures will set it on its correct path.
Though much has been written in recent weeks about the hallmarks of the second Trump administration, little has been written about the absence of care—an overarching feature of this presidency’s first months in office.
- Are Trump’s tariffs ethical? By any measure, no —but here’s how they could be.
Are Trump’s tariffs ethical? Tariffs fail justice due to their inequities. They use people as a means to an end and erode the United States’ global standing.
Technologies can change the medium by which people experience personal leadership, but they shouldn’t be allowed to erase the personal connections so important to the human race.
By prioritizing empathy, mutual respect, and ethical behavior, we can build virtual communities that reflect the best of humanity and honor everyone's dignity.
Technologies can change the medium by which people experience personal leadership, but they shouldn’t be allowed to erase the personal connections so important to the human race.
Empathy plays a crucial role in creating organizational cultures healthy enough to navigate in times of greater uncertainty. How should leaders respond to an onslaught of contextual changes in the face of such uncertainty?
Undecided voters need to decide. They have an obligation to become informed and an ethical duty to vote as part of the rights they receive as citizens.
Increasingly, people’s identities are wrapped up with their politics, reinforcing the sense that we are part of tribes that cannot find common ground. Ethics can be that common ground.
Why it’s the duty of citizens to care about democracy, its purpose, and its potential, even in a divided political culture.
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