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MAY 12, 1991 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: Speaking Truth to Power: The Quest for Equality in Freedom

Former Carnegie Council president Robert J. Myers speaks about Hans Morgenthau's legacy, discussing his realist doctrine and its influence on American foreign policy.

APR 26, 1991 Article

Privatization Project (1991–1994): Labor's View of Privatization

"American labor is not opposed to privatization; we are for any economic system that works." THE PDF IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE RIGHT SIDEBAR.

Cartoon featured in "Is the Cold War Over?" booklet

NOV 29, 1989 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: Is the Cold War Over?

Arthur Schlesinger analyzes the failure of the Soviet experiment, something no historian had predicted.

Fr. Ted Hesburgh in his office at the University of Notre Dame. PHOTO: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fr._Ted_Hesburgh_in_his_Office_at_the_University_of_Notre_Dame.JPG">commons.wikimedia.org</a>

MAY 12, 1988 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: The Nuclear Dilemma: The Greatest Moral Problem of All Time

Ted Hesburgh laments the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the USSR, and proposes practical steps towards reducing the nuclear arsenal.

MAY 22, 1987 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: The Political Ethics of International Relations

Stanley Hoffmann says a danger in international affairs is "disembodied idealism," posing ethical solutions to political problems without understanding states and their interests.

Jacques Barzun in an undated publicity photo

MAY 26, 1986 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: Is Democratic Theory for Export?

Jacques Barzun argues that democracy is a historical development peculiar to the political context in which it developed. Attempts to export it will surely fail.

MAY 12, 1985 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: Words and Deeds in Foreign Policy

Kenneth Thompson discusses how moral principles become disconnected from political actions.

Desmond Tutu, 2011. CREDIT: Jmquez via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oyw_desmond.JPG">Wikipedia</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC</a>)

DEC 3, 1984 Article

The Bishop and South Africa: An Interview with Desmond Tutu

"I am glad I'm not a Westerner; I am glad I'm not white; I am glad I'm not civilized, if civilized means doing the kind ...

MAY 26, 1984 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: Interest and Conscience in Modern Diplomacy

Israeli diplomat Abba Eban examines modern developments that are said to have vitiated the power of modern-day diplomacy, refuting each in turn.

MAY 12, 1983 Article

Morgenthau Lecture: FDR's Good Neighbor Policy Revisited

Mexican diplomat Francisco Cuevas-Cancino pays tribute to FDR for pursuing a Latin American policy based on moral principles while also serving U.S. interests.