Category: MIL OSI
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Building a stable ‘abode of thought’: Kant’s rules for virtuous thinking
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Alexander T. Englert, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Richmond Virtuous thinking, Kant wrote, is like good carpentry: It builds strong ideas in harmony with one another. Jackyenjoyphotography/Moment via Getty Images What makes a life virtuous? The answer might seem simple: virtuous actions – actions…
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James Comey’s lawyers face an uphill battle to prove selective or vindictive prosecution in his high-profile case
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Peter A. Joy, Professor of law, Washington University in St. Louis Patrice Failor, wife of former FBI Director James Comey, departs the courthouse following Comey’s arraignment hearing in Alexandria, Va., on Oct. 8, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynold/AFP via Getty Images Soon after President Donald Trump demanded in…
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1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Lewis Faulk, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University The Trump administration’s spending cuts have hit many nonprofits hard. michaelquirk/iStock via Getty Images Plus About one-third of U.S. nonprofit service providers experienced a disruption in their government funding in the first half of…
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Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ruohao Zhang, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Penn State Coal-fired power plants emit both smoke and steam. Paul Souders/Stone via Getty Images When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors for more than a month.…
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Why your late teens and early 20s are crucial times for lifelong heart health
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jewel Scott, Assistant Professor of Nursing Science, University of South Carolina Many young adults don’t realize that high cholesterol, obesity, high blood pressure and lack of physical activity are early heart disease risk factors. Kmatta/Moment via Getty Images Emerging adulthood – the life stage that…
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Surrealism is better known for its strangeness than the radical politics and revolutionary ambitions of its creators
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Tom McDonough, Professor of Art History, Binghamton University, State University of New York A visitor looks at ‘Magnetic Mountain’ by Kurt Seligmann at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Sandrine Marty/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images A large-scale exhibition of surrealism that first opened in Paris in…
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Japan’s economy needs foreign workers, not the nationalist approach pushed by its new leader
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Adam Simpson, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University; Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister. However, this was hardly a win for feminist or progressive politics. Takaichi…
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What will happen to the Louvre jewellery after the heist? There are two likely scenarios
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Andreas Schloenhardt, Professor of Criminal Law, The University of Queensland Zhang Weiguo/VCG via Getty Images The spectacular heist of jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris has many people wondering how a theft like this could occur in broad daylight and what might happen to…
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Ange Postecoglou’s sackings may say more about the Premier League’s attention span than him
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Scott McLean, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by two Premier League clubs in four months: Tottenham Hotspur in June (two weeks after winning the Europa League), then Nottingham Forest in October after just 40 days and eight…
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How damaging to the royal family is the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University The latest allegations against Prince Andrew, in Virginia Giuffre’s book Nobody’s Girl, and reports that he and his wife, the Duchess of York, maintained contact with Jeffrey…