Publications – Core Ethics

Writing is a powerful way to clarify and share ideas, and written products serve as catalysts for reflection and conversation. Here is a sample of my published works on military ethics, character development, and moral injury:

McChrystal Refects on Cultivating Character. A book review of On Character: Choices that Define a Life by General Stanley McChrystal, ARMY (Nov 2025).

A Character Framework for Army Leaders, in the "MX400: Officership Course Reader" (August 2025), West Point, NY.

Soldiers' Dilemma: Obedience, Unjust War, and Conscience, Soldier-ethicist site (July 2, 2025)

Mitigating Moral Injuries through Proactive, Ethical Leadership, Military Review Online (Oct 2023)

Love is at the Heart of Effective Leadership, ARMY (Dec 2018)

Serving the Empire: Soldiers Deserve to Know How Their Deployments Support the Constitution, ARMY (Mar 2018)

How a Friend’s Wise Question Changed my Leadership Style, Military Officer (Jan 2018)

Ethics of Cyber Operations: ‘5th domain’ creates challenges, needs new rules, ARMY (Jan 2018)

Is Loyalty Overvalued? ARMY (Dec 2017)

Moral Misconceptions: Five flawed assumptions confuse moral judgments on war, ARMY (Nov 2017)

Bending the Rules: Ambiguous standards, falsified records cause ethical harm, ARMY (Sep 2017)

Divergent Ethics: Facing a foreign partner who has a different moral code, ARMY (Aug 2017)

Know Thy Enemy: Better understanding foes can prevent debilitating hatred, ARMY (Jul 2017)