http://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/http://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/rebuilding-global-trust-a-pathway-to-secure-the-common-good/?Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered a master class in principled leadership at the 2026 World Economic Forum, commonly referred to as Davos, delivering a set of comments that evaluated the global circumstances he and other leaders are facing in a clear-eyed, forward-looking manner.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:00:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/all-about-ethics/ai-fuels-a-new-wave-of-political-lies/?Across races from Georgia to New York, deepfakes are steering political narratives and voter perception.Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/the-ethics-of-immigration-enforcement/cant-our-leaders-craft-laws-allowing-us-to-realize-immigration-as-a-net-benefit/?The current state of immigration in America reflects a systemic failure and only attention to addressing these long-term failures will set it on its correct path.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:00:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/compassion-in-governing-an-ethical-perspective/presidents-have-a-duty-to-care/?Though much has been written in recent weeks about the hallmarks of the second Trump administration, little has been written about the absence of care—an overarching feature of this presidency’s first months in office.Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:02:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/this-question-could-change-the-course-of-trumps-trade-warif-only-we-would-ask-it/?Are Trump’s tariffs ethical? Tariffs fail justice due to their inequities. They use people as a means to an end and erode the United States’ global standing.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:00:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/preserving-the-power-of-human-connection/?Technologies can change the medium by which people experience personal leadership, but they shouldn’t be allowed to erase the personal connections so important to the human race.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:36:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/events/digital-dignity-day/who-cares-about-the-ethics-of-ai-women-do/?By prioritizing empathy, mutual respect, and ethical behavior, we can build virtual communities that reflect the best of humanity and honor everyone's dignity.Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:30:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/ethical-leadership-in-uncertain-times/?Empathy plays a crucial role in creating organizational cultures healthy enough to navigate in times of greater uncertainty. How should leaders respond to an onslaught of contextual changes in the face of such uncertainty?Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:15:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/its-time-for-undecided-voters-to-choose/?Undecided voters need to decide. They have an obligation to become informed and an ethical duty to vote as part of the rights they receive as citizens.Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:14:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/voting-for-human-flourishing/?Increasingly, people’s identities are wrapped up with their politics, reinforcing the sense that we are part of tribes that cannot find common ground. Ethics can be that common ground.Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:00:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/the-ethics-of-citizenship/?Why it’s the duty of citizens to care about democracy, its purpose, and its potential, even in a divided political culture.Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:14:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/how-to-avoid-ai-enhanced-attempts-to-manipulate-the-election/?The headlines this election cycle have been dominated by unprecedented events, it’s no wonder other important political developments have been drowned out, including the steady drip of artificial intelligence-enhanced attempts to influence voters.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:14:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/boeings-737-max-fines-are-stiff--but-heres-who-gets-stuck-with-the-bill/?Stockholders pay the price when executives and directors choose profits over ethics.Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:00:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/a-matter-of-interests-is-biden-placing-the-interests-of-those-he-serves-ahead-of-his-own/?Is it ethical for President Biden to stay in the race, given the concerns his performance sparked in the recent debate? In this case, matters of ethics and strategy are intertwined.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:14:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/all-about-ethics/why-presidential-debates-matter-its-about-a-healthy-democracy/?The common good would be better served by debates that elevated voters’ confidence in our ability to engage in civil discourse, restoring some of the trust the public has lost in its elected officials.Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:36:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/ethics-and-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-here-and-in-the-middle-east/campus-leaders-should-respond-to-protest-with-an-unwavering-eye-to-mission/?During recent student protests, the universities able to find common ground with students have done so by engaging with them directly in dialogue, setting boundaries that are consistently applied, and working to achieve compromise, rather than digging in firmly with a resolute stance against discussions of divestment from Israel and the arms industry.Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:50:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/panel-of-distinguished-ai-experts-discuss-challenges-of-ai-regulation-with-the-honorable-ro-khanna/?Leadership takes many forms, and often the most important thing leaders can do is listen. Leaders from industry, civil society, and academia met with Congressman Khanna to inform his thinking about AI regulation.Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:14:00 PDThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/all-about-ethics/higher-education-leaders-and-governing-boards-must-demonstrate-ethical-decision-making/?University leaders should have a plan and be prepared to manage conflict and controversy that lands on campus.Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:36:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/chatgpt-has-revived-interest-in-ethics/?It is not unreasonable for people to want the advantages of a new technology delivered within a certain set of easily identifiable standards. For executives and board members, ethics are no longer a laughing matter.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:14:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/openais-board-might-have-been-dysfunctionalbut-they-made-the-right-choice/?The defeat of the Open AI Board shows that in the battle between AI profits and ethics, it’s no contest.Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:37:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/leadership-ethics-blog/how-to-responsibly-and-reasonably-regulate-ai/?By discharging existing government departments and agencies to oversee AI and developing new tools and organizations to aid in that effort, the Biden administration is addressing the question of whether AI regulation will be distributed among a number of entities, or concentrated in a single, new agency. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:14:00 PST