The principle of sparing civilian lives is a cornerstone of international law. And the hatred caused by the killing of noncombatants jeopardizes long-term peace.
John Davenport
John Davenport is a professor of philosophy who teaches ethics, political philosophy, democratic theory and human rights at Fordham University. He is the author of The Democracy Amendments (Anthem 2023), which examines 25 proposed constitutional reforms, and A League of Democracies (Routledge, 2019).
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Can Donald Trump be banned from the ballot? 5 questions for the Supreme Court.
Colorado and Maine have forced the U.S. Supreme Court to make a quick decision on whether Donald J. Trump can be removed from the ballot for having encouraged an ”insurrection.”
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Just war theory and Ukraine: Why military action against Russia is justifiable
Vladimir Putin‘s aggression against Ukraine fails just war theory, but the ethicist John Davenport writes that NATO forces are morally justified in responding with proportionate military action.
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11 (bipartisan) ways to improve voting in the United States
A national voter registry, criminal penalties for misleading people about election law and ranked-choice voting are among the ways to restore U.S. democracy, writes Fordham University’s John Davenport.