WARRIOR CODES. Really fascinating article from the Chronicle of Higher Education. “In the spring semester following the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the start of President Bush’s ‘war on terror,’ I gave an unusual assignment to my students. I asked them to write essays detailing exactly why they are different from terrorists. The midshipmen were to spell out as clearly as possible how the roles they intended to fill as future Navy and Marine Corps officers are distinct in morally relevant ways from that of, say, an Al Qaeda operative. They dubbed the assignment ‘creepy,’ but gamely agreed to do it. After they had read their efforts aloud, I gave the project a twist. I had them exchange papers, and told them each to write a critical response to their classmate’s paper, from the point of view of a terrorist. Then I had them read those responses aloud….” and much more. (via Oxblog)