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What moral values do human beings hold in common? As globalization draws us together economically, are our values converging or diverging? In particular, are human rights becoming a global ethic? These were the questions that led Michael Ignatieff to embark on a three-year, eight-nation journey in search of answers. The Ordinary Virtues presents Ignatieff's discoveries and his interpretation of what globalization - and resistance to it - is doing to our conscience and our moral understanding.

On this edition of Fresh Air: a discussion of the war on Iraq and an interview with novelist Scott Spencer. To discuss Iraq: former New York Times Balkans Bureau Chief and Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Hedges talks about the mindset of being at war and human rights professor Michael Ignatieff discuss his reluctant support of a war on Iraq, and his concerns. Chris Hedges is currently living in New York.