When discussing The Public Interest, one must start with Irving Kristol. In Spring 2001, the journal published his essay “Is Technology a Threat to Liberal Society?,” based on a lecture he originally delivered in 1975. In this excerpt, which remains startlingly relevant, he discusses the moral and political education of modern scientists. I hope we will approach this problem [the spread of powerful scientific and technological knowledge] with the intention of preserving our liberal democratic society. But that is going to be extremely difficult. It will involve not the training of better technologists, but rather the moral education of scientists … Continue reading Science, Technology, and The Public Interest