by Mari K Eder | May 1, 2023 | Newsletters
The first day of May is Law Day, a day in which we recognize the importance of the rule of law in the founding of America and its significance in our society. Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 to educate the public about the legal... 
by Mari K Eder | Jan 3, 2023 | Newsletters
In December, I took a long-overdue trip to Germany and visited holiday markets in Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary. This trip was planned for December 2021, but surging COVID cases across Europe last year caused holiday markets to shut down, and the trip was postponed.... 
by Mari K Eder | Dec 2, 2021 | Ethics
The Information Apocalypse series examined the decline of trust and truth in American Institutions over the past several years, from the effects on news and information but more critically, on ideas and values. The series explored the role of leaders in a polemicized... 
by Mari K Eder | Oct 29, 2020 | Ethics
Studies, polls, and surveys continue to demonstrate that Americans’ trust in democratic and civil-society institutions is at rock bottom. Given that fact, how can Americans approach upcoming elections with any semblance of confidence in the voting process and even in... 
by Mari K Eder | Sep 28, 2019 | Ethics
The Information Apocalypse is evidenced by the unraveling of trust in American institutions. This phenomenon isaffecting not only democratic institutions, their products and outputs, but also news, information and most critically,ideas and values. The decay in public...