Experts
Michael Walzer
Professor Emeritus, The Institute for Advanced Study
The Princeton professor answers the Big Question "Does the free market corrode moral character?" Read More
Michael Walzer discusses his "Essays on Political Criticism" Read More
Michael Walzer reminds us that the hero of American capitalism was a complicated philosopher. Read More
An optimist, Michael Walzer thinks every person can eventually embrace democracy. Read More
Michael Walzer believes public education should be dominant in America. Read More
Michael Walzer thinks the U.S. should spread liberal democracy to other parts of the world—mostly, by example. Read More
Michael Walzer tells us why we should care. Read More
The major 20th century American philosopher was John Rawls, and he has had a very significant influence, although he is probably not a household name. Read More
Philosophy needs to interact with the more ordinary moral conversation of humankind in order to stay relevant. Read More
Walzer says it hasn't. Read More
How does one judge other cultures?
Putting the question thus essentializes cultures, Walzer says. Read More
The left was expecting mass secularization, Walzer says. Read More
Someone has to intervene in Darfur, Michael Walzer says; not necessarily the U.S. Read More
Is terrorism ever justified? Read More
President Bush, Walzer says, has created a new category of prisoner. Read More
Was 9/11 a declaration of war? Were we justified in invading Afghanistan? Michael Walzer thinks we were. Read More
Should citizens feel guilty for not joining the army to end the Iraq war? Read More
Some of the troubles that we have had in Iraq after '03 come from the loss of confidence of trust that we produced by our behavior in '91, Walzer says. Read More
No government will send young men into battle to kill and be killed without offering some justification for what they are doing, Walzer says. Read More
About Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is one of America's leading political philosophers. He is a professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey and editor of Dissent, a left-wing quarterly of politics and culture. He has written on a wide range of topics, including just and unjust wars, nationalism, ethnicity, economic justice, social criticism, radicalism, tolerance, and political obligation. He is also a contributing editor to The New Republic and a member of the editorial board of Philosophy & Public Affairs. To date he has written 27 books and has published over 300 articles, essays, and book reviews. He is a member of several philosophical organizations including the American Philosophical Society.