Civil Politics (5/29/15): Take Care of the Canary

We have a brief news round up, and then the panel converses about climate changes and its effects.

Further Reading

Coral Bleaching: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150525120430.htm

Sudden Antarctic ice loss:
1) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521143926.htm
2) http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/561962.htm

Sixth Extinction: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/12/275885377/in-the-worlds-sixth-extinction-are-humans-the-asteroid

Darwin’s Frog – Father birthing young from his mouth: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/weirdest-darwins-frog

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com

Civil Politics (5/22/15): Morality in Life and Government

The Panel tackles a lart set of questions this week. What is morality, and how does it pertain to our government? Should we expect the same moral actions from our government as we would from a single person?

Further Reading:

Kohlberg’ Theory of Moral Development: http://goo.gl/bjEfva
Harvard Extension School: http://goo.gl/WRHCsi