Does Might Make Right? Power, Truth, and the Temptation of Moral Compromise in War

War tests our moral sensibilities. It reveals what we are willing to tolerate and justify and, ultimately, how we understand truth and power. In my estimation, war shouldn’t be treated merely as some philosophical abstraction just because the consequences are not immediately available to us. To be sure, it has concrete and devastating effects, such as the destruction of innocent lives…

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