Angola’s Dos Santos failed to provide a moral example and stop the plunder of the state: Former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos. EFE-EPA/Manuel de Almeida Silence is what comes to define the life and the death of the former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos (1942-2022), who died recently at a hospital in Barcelona, …
Boris Johnson’s leadership: the moral contagion can only be stopped with his resignation: UK Government What is the difference between taking responsibility and bearing responsibility? The former is what the prime minister, Boris Johnson, keeps telling us he is doing. But the latter is what Sue Gray says senior figures at the heart of government …
Ukraine: a divided America seeks moral clarity in a war against democracy: Americans have been consumed by the war in Ukraine with intensive media coverage across news platforms. This is unusual. Foreign affairs do not usually consume the American public unless the US is directly involved and American lives are at risk. What explains this …
Check out this Paternoster image: Image from page 9 of “Emblems, divine and moral” (1824) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: emblemsdivinemor03quar Title: Emblems, divine and moral Year: 1824 (1820s) Authors: Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644 Harvey, Christopher, 1597-1663 Wilkins, W. Walker (William Walker) Subjects: Emblems Publisher: London : J. Robins Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries …
What happens when someone dies in space? Space tourism brings new legal and moral issues: Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock Commercial spaceflight companies such as Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are now offering exclusive opportunities for celebrities and civilians to travel to space. Traditionally, astronauts have been subject to rigorous training and medical scrutiny before going to space, …
Carbon capture and storage: where should the world store CO?? It’s a moral dilemma: The recent Glasgow climate pact committed 197 countries to “phas[ing] down unabated coal”. Unabated coal refers to when power stations or factories burn coal without capturing and storing the carbon dioxide (CO?) generated. Because the world has made such little progress …
South Africa in the news: Europe’s moral dilemma — vaccinate its kids or donate the doses: Many European countries plan to open vaccinations to teens in June despite health workers elsewhere not being jabbed.: “South Africa” – BingNews Europe’s latest export: A bad disinformation strategy: With the European Union’s landmark proposal on fighting misinformation — …
South Africa in the news: Europe’s moral dilemma — vaccinate its kids or donate the doses: Many European countries plan to open vaccinations to teens in June despite health workers elsewhere not being jabbed.: “South Africa” – BingNews Europe’s latest export: A bad disinformation strategy: With the European Union’s landmark proposal on fighting misinformation — …
South Africa in the news: Europe’s moral dilemma — vaccinate its kids or donate the doses: Many European countries plan to open vaccinations to teens in June despite health workers elsewhere not being jabbed.: “South Africa” – BingNews Europe’s latest export: A bad disinformation strategy: With the European Union’s landmark proposal on fighting misinformation — …
Rich countries have a moral duty to share their COVID-19 vaccines: Usually, World Immunisation Week is a chance for those of us who research vaccines to reinforce the message about their importance in saving lives. From whooping cough to polio, measles to meningitis, vaccines have quietly been saving millions of lives, every year, for decades. …
Do we have a moral obligation to live for as long as possible?: Life is for living… Shutterstock I am a 78-year-old woman with a loving husband, three sons, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. However, I was recently diagnosed with cancer. The initial surgery was successful, but I was left wondering whether I should …
Should cyberwar be met with physical force? Moral philosophy can help us decide: seaonweb/Shutterstock In conventional warfare, it’s accepted that if a state finds itself under attack, it’s entitled to respond – either with defensive force, or with a counterattack. But it’s less clear how countries should respond to cyber-attacks: state-backed hacks which often have …
Coronavirus: do we have a moral duty not to get sick?: Paranyu/Shutterstock The personal ethics of COVID-19 are a minefield. Over winter, disputes over our duties to one another with regard to the virus dominated Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year and they continue to raise questions with many people are back in lockdown. Now, with …
South Africa in the news: World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa: CDC: The world risks a moral catastrophe if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations …: “South Africa” – BingNews U.S. Deaths Pass 350,000; Australia Outbreak Ebbs: Virus Update: The U.S. death toll from …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s mixed BLM messages epitomise the country’s moral maze: If not South Africans, then who would be best-placed to talk about the evils of racism and its legacy, having experienced it in legal form until less than 30 years ago? Shouldn’t South Africans be at …: “South Africa” – …
Whistle-blowers in South Africa are treated as pariahs in spite of their moral courage: Shutterstock Recent reports of the looting of relief funds meant for managing the COVID-19 pandemic have once again shone the spotlight on the abuse of power in South Africa. They beg the question as to how it can be prevented. Data …
We must make moral choices about how we relate to social media apps: The Social Dilemma/Netflix Recently a South African radio show asked, “If you had to choose between your mobile phone and your pet, which would choose?” Think about that for a moment. Many callers responded they would choose their phone. I was shocked… …
South Africa in the news: ‘I’m not looking for perfection or moral purity’: Zozi Tunzi on judging Miss SA 2020: The inspirational beauty queen reveals what she’ll be looking for in a Miss SA winner and shares a heart-felt message to the next woman who’ll wear the crown.: “South Africa” – BingNews Money Heist: Netflix …