Open Thread: Good Immigrants
Should we insist that new arrivals to the West embrace liberal values?
Open Thread: Trump and the Rule of Law
To prosecute, or not to prosecute, that is the question.
Open Thread: Taking Climate Change Seriously
Can we collectively make a difference? And what should a responsible citizen be doing today?
Open Thread: The Supreme Court and Social Policy
Should courts decide on contested moral questions?
What Use is a Foreign Policy Vision?
A follow up to our debate with Daniel Bessner.
Individual Responsibility Versus Systemic Racism
If the "system" is rotten, then what hope do mere individuals have?
Does Free Will Exist?
Shadi and Damir's different starting premises fuel their disagreement about freedom. Also, are Americans destined to be moral?
Are Russians to Blame for Putin?
Shadi and Damir disagree on the distinction between nasty regimes and the people they represent. Also: A guess at what could’ve been with a President McCain.
Was George W. Bush a Good Man?
The Iraq War was bad, but it wasn’t necessarily nefarious. Also: Shadi and Damir are at odds again over the very notion of “justice.”
To Pivot or Not to Pivot?
Shadi and Damir debate the "ought" and "is" of foreign policy. Also: do Americans care about democracy promotion?
