Markets don’t just distribute goods and services, they can shape our culture and they can shape us, in ways that sometimes we have a reason to care about.
Debra Satz, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, on the moral limits of markets and why some things should not be for sale.
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Tina Seelig
Citing real-life anecdotes and behavioral science research, Tina Seelig, executive director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, argues that much of what we call luck is the result of deliberate actions and consistent efforts.
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Lerone Martin
Stanford’s Lerone A. Martin traces King’s early life from his childhood in Atlanta through his college years at Morehouse and his path to seminary to examine how the civil rights leader’s youth informed his activism.
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Alvin E. Roth
Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin E. Roth argues that many of society's most contentious debates, including those over abortion, drug legalization, and organ donation, are better understood as market design problems than as ethical standoffs.