The Guardian (January 8)
“The former Nissan boss is right to point the finger at a legal system that the UN has described as ‘medieval.’” While he may not be a sympathetic character, Carlos Ghosn’s “allegations are not far-fetched” to “anyone familiar with the Japanese justice system.”
Tags: Allegations, Ghosn, Japan, Legal system, Medieval, Nissan, Right, UN
New Matilda (March 1)
As America’s ally. Australia “must enter the American gun control debate. We not only have a right to do so, we also have a responsibility…. Now more than ever, Australia is relevant as a voice for gun control in American politics.” Prime Minister Turnbull “must affirm our successes and call out America for their failures. To do anything less would be a betrayal to both the Australian and the American people.”
Tags: Ally, Australia, Betrayal, Debate, Gun control, Responsibility, Right, Successes, U.S.
1843 (July Issue)
“Legions of robots now carry out our instructions unreflectively. How do we ensure that these creatures, regardless of whether they’re built from clay or silicon, always work in our best interests? Should we teach them to think for themselves? And if so, how are we to teach them right from wrong?” Though “there are a number of competing ideas in circulation about how best to teach morality to machines” and so far no clear answers, “at the very least, we have a moral obligation to figure out what to teach our machines about the best way in which to live in the world.”
Tags: Machines, Morality, Obligation, Right, Robots, Think, Unreflectively, Wrong
New York Times (July 1)
“Sometimes the bottom line matches the common good.” In the U.S., corporations are increasingly taking the lead as “agents of what’s practical, wise and even right.” The companies are interested in ensuring “that laws and local customs don’t prevent them from attracting and retaining the best work force” as they seek to strengthen their brands. These self-interested efforts “have produced compelling recent examples of companies showing greater sensitivity to diversity, social justice and the changing tides of public sentiment than lawmakers often manage to.”
Tags: Bottom line, Common good, Corporations, Diversity, Lawmakers, Laws, Right, Social justice, U.S., Work force
