Eric Cohen and William Kristol on the Politics of Bioethics
Hot off the presses of the Weekly Standard, Eric Cohen, director of EPPC's program on Biotechnology and American Democracy, and William Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, outline a new agenda for American bioethics policy. "If we act today to restrict and prevent some of the worst abuses of biotechnology," they write, "we will at least have begun to face the task before us, governing scientific progress in a democratic and moral way."
http://www.eppc.org/publications/pubID.2082/pub_detail.asp

 

Iraq and Just War, Revisited
A year after the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime, here's the question posed to those who supported the war in Iraq: if you knew then what you know now, would you have made the same call? Senior Fellow George Weigel says yes, he would.
http://www.eppc.org/publications/pubID.2076/pub_detail.asp

 

Muslims in Hindu Nationalist India
In the latest Center Conversation, two experts on religious conflict in South Asia discuss the possible impact of increasing religious militancy on the Indian democratic state. Asghar Ali Engineer, an Indian scholar and activist, and Paul R. Brass, an American scholar of Indian politics, examine Hindu nationalism, the potential for a radicalization of India's Muslims, and the state's commitment to pluralism.
http://www.eppc.org/publications/pubID.2080/pub_detail.asp

 

Nuclear Proliferation
EPPC's program on Science, Technology, and Society recently brought together three leading experts to discuss the problem of proliferation in the age of terrorism. The transcript of their discussion, and their recommendations for improving U.S. anti-proliferation policy, can be found here:
http://www.eppc.org/conferences/pubID.2077,eventID.79/transcript.asp

The Indian Elections: Counting the Votes and Assessing the Stakes
This year, roughly 405 million of India’s 675 million eligible voters are expected to participate in history's largest election. The participating parties are numerous and diverse, as are the issues they address. At noon on May 11, two days before the election results are to be announced, EPPC will host a lunchtime presentation by eminent political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta. Dr. Mehta will discuss the projected outcome of the elections, the likely meaning of the elections for the future of the Hindu-nationalist movement, and the implications for the future of Indian democracy. This event is free and open to the public. For more information or to register online, click here:
http://www.eppc.org/conferences/eventID.81/conf_detail.asp

 

Kerry and Bush: The Faith Factor
This morning, EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie moderated a discussion on media coverage of the faith of the two U.S. presidential candidates. Does faith matter? When does personal faith affect public service? Is the press going too hard, or too soft, on Kerry and Bush? A transcript of the discussion, featuring Karen Tumulty of Time magazine and Terry Eastland of the Weekly Standard, will appear online soon.
http://www.eppc.org/conferences/eventID.82/conf_detail.asp

Is America an Empire?
In this essay from 1998, EPPC founder Ernest W. Lefever considers our fitness for the imperial burden history has thrust upon us. Weighing our nation's strengths and weaknesses, with a keen eye toward our cultural and moral contributions to Western civilization, Dr. Lefever's argument has special resonance today, as America has new reason to ponder its role in the world.
http://www.eppc.org/publications/bookid.2/book_detail.asp

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