Neither Athens nor Sparta—Reconsidering the Mission of the Naval Academy
Since the COVID pandemic, the word unprecedented has been used constantly—almost always, I believe, incorrectly. There’s a precedent for just about everything if you examine history carefully enough. Alongside this overuse, we’ve also seen a growing tendency to catastrophize nearly every national news story. I believe we’re in one such moment at the Naval Academy. […]
A Code of Ethics for the US Armed Services? A Counterpoint
An Ethics Code for the Armed Forces: A Counterpoint Col Bonadonna’s central thesis is clearly stated up front: “The American military needs a code of ethics.” He argues such a code would “communicate a commitment to the American people.” He goes on to claim “the code would serve as doctrine…concerning the most vital ethical underpinnings of […]
Does the World Really Need Another Leadership and Ethics Blog?
Maybe, maybe not. What is clear is the world needs well-considered ideas to help solve “knotty problems.” I define a knotty problem as particularly difficult to solve, typically involving complex contributing factors and ambiguous potential outcomes. The current challenge facing the nation involving social justice, for example, is a classic knotty problem. That it’s a social […]