Teaching War and Conflict without a War Mindset
Teachers do not go to a battlefield and stop war, but they can play a powerful role in enabling their students to study war and conflict without developing a war mindset.
Civility is waning in democratic politics
In ancient Greece, the famous philosophers Plato and Aristotle were not fond of democracy as they were afraid of demagogues who could manipulate gullible people to buy their nefarious designs. Instead, they emphasized virtue and wisdom.