It seems increasingly clear to me that American foreign relations works like a mirror to our domestic morality. Especially in a globalized market, what we do unto the least of these now extends beyond our borders. The gross capitalism that we apply here may not leak through the media "blackout" except for the occasional riot or Katrina, but in the aggregate, the world-at-large and how we relate to it reveals our community-government's ethical priorities.
And that's why I appreciate Noam Chomsky's attention to foreign affairs. Here's Jeff Sacks introducing and then Noam Chomsky speaking at Columbia University.