Word: morals
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...through with us for eight years,” he said, citing that small businesses produce 80 percent of America’s new jobs. For the most part, Dean hewed to the same argument for efficiency that Obama has been making across the country, rather than presenting the moral case for giving every American decent health care. He pointed out how the current health care system defeats the free market’s supply-and-demand curve. “Our system is broken,” said Dean, who is also a licensed physician...
Professor Michael J. Sandel—who teaches the popular Moral Reasoning course on the subject—explained his philosophy about justice as argued in his new book, “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” at a packed panel discussion with three political experts at the Institute of Politics Forum last night. Sandel explained the three basic schools of thought behind justice, succinctly represented by the words “Utility”—seeking the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people; “Consent?...
...insisting that nothing had been decided and that we need not continue to pester them about layoffs because they simply had not happened. I recognize that there are, and were, many unknowns in this challenging financial crisis, but the administration’s approach demonstrated a failure of moral leadership...
...General Eric Holder into the CIA's enhanced interrogation program may eventually reveal how far agency personnel strayed beyond the guidelines set by Bush Administration lawyers when questioning hardened terrorists. The furor over the program, which reached its height in the fearful months after September 2001, is fraught with moral ambiguity. But there's also a colder, more practical question: Did harsh methods like waterboarding cause terrorist suspects to give up valuable, actionable intelligence...
...lifelong practicing Catholic, I feel privileged and proud that Gingrich has found a new home in the teachings of the church. Though the former Speaker of the House has had his share of moral struggles, I am hopeful that his newfound faith will be the light that leads him to a stronger and better future. Mary O'Donnell, BOSTON...