KUFM Radio Essays
Mark Hanson, former Interim Director of the Program on Ethics and Public Affairs, writes a series of radio essays broadcast on KUFM, Montana public radio. Tune in to your local Montana Public Radio station every fourth Wednesday during the Montana Evening Edition (around 5:45pm) to hear Mark Hanson's series.
Radio Commentaries, Mark Hanson:
- Wilderness for the Love of Freedom (Commentary, March 28, 2012)
- Political (Im)morality (Commentary, February 01, 2012)
- Losing Oneself (Commentary, September 14, 2011)
- Living with Wolves (Commentary, July 20, 2011)
- Jazz Lessons (Commentary, March 27, 2011)
- Once Upon a Time (Commentary, March 30, 2011)
- The Irony of Reagan's Legacy (Commentary, March 2, 2011)
- Let's Not Talk About Climate Change (Commentary, Novermber 10, 2010)
- Sacrifice and The American Character (Commentary, October 13, 2010)
- Dangerous Speech (Commentary, September 15, 2010)
- In Defense of Wildness (Commentary, May 26, 2010)
- Climate Change (Guest Commentary, April 28, 2010)
- Taxes: Another View (Guest Commentary, March 30, 2010)
- Morality and Markets (Guest Commentary, March 3, 2010)
- Freedom and Fear (Guest commentary, September 16, 2009)
- Common Values (Guest commentary, June 24, 2009)
- Re-examining Our Values (Guest commentary, April 1, 2009)
- A Different Country (Guest commentary, March 4, 2009)
- Obama's Responsibility (Guest commentary, February 4, 2009)
- Obama and the Catholic Voter (Guest commentary, December 10, 2008)
- Religion and Stem Cell Research
- Community
- The Marketed American Way
- Obesity and Responsibility
- Culture of Life, Culture of Death
- Freedom and Interdependence
- Revolution of Values
- Fear Not
- The Troubled Moral Middle
- Why We Vote
- Whither the Truth
- The Politics of Stem Cells
- The Prisons within our Hearts
- Taxes as a Civic Obligation
- Politics and Values
- Of Wolves and Men
- All in the Name of Love and War
- Thanksgiving
- Human Nature on Display
- Health is the First of All Liberties
Dane Scott, Director of the Center for Ethics, also gives radio commentaries. An archive of Dane Scott's commentaries is available below:
| Topic |
Date |
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Health Care Reform, Once Again
The Internet and the Daily Me
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July 7, 2009
January 7, 2009
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Obama and McCain
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November 12, 2008 |
The Ethics of Risk and the Economic Crisis
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October 15, 2008 |
Truth and Truthiness
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September 19, 2008 |
Sports and Virtue
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August 20, 2008 |
Humor and Humility
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July 24, 2008 |
Politics and the Ethics of Loyalty
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July 3, 2008 |
The Importance of Integrity
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June 18, 2008 |
Ethics and the Global Food Crisis
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April 30, 2008 |
The Virtues of Dr. Seuss
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April 3, 2008 |
Raising the Level of Political Discourse
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March 5, 2008 |
The Moral Life and Cultural Collapse
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February 6, 2008 |
Wisdom and the Pursuit of Happiness
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January 10, 2008 |
Scrooge and the Lessons of Generosity
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December 14, 2007 |
Science, Arrogance and Humility
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November 14, 2007 |
Cheating, Integrity and Human Flourishing
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October 17, 2007 |
Justice as a Virtue
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September 19, 2007 |
Wisdom and Cleverness
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August 17, 2007 |
The Ethics of Geoengineering
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July 25, 2007 |
The Virtue of Courage
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May 30, 2007 |
Making Sense of Evil
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May 2, 2007 |
The Virtues of Deliberation
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April 4, 2007 |
Getting Started on Climate Change
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March 7, 2007 |
Children and Hope
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February 8, 2007 |
Problems of Polarization
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November 15, 2006 |
Maintaining Trust by Being Just
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October 16, 2006 |
Pay Inequality and Justice
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September 20, 2006 |
Global Warming and Moral Responsibility
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August 25, 2006 |
Hope and Despair
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August 21, 2006 |
Happiness and Success
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July 26, 2006 |
Leadership and Prudence
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June 28, 2006 |
Enron and the Culture of Cheating
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May 3, 2006 |
Rural Communities and the Virtues
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March 8, 2006 |
Martin Luther King and Natural Law
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February 8, 2006 |
The Hazards of Consumption
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January 11, 2006 |
Insecurity and Injustice
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December 14, 2005 |
Curiosity and Wonder
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November 16, 2005 |
The Threat to the Endangered Species Act from Cyberspace
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October 19, 2005 |
Manners and Morals
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September 25, 2005 |