Introduction: Ethics in (and out of) American life -- 1. Five uneasy pieces. Law, ethics, and the overseas operations of U.S. multinational corporations -- Confining our constitution -- A case called Koohi: American ethical and legal standards in the realm of "foreign affairs" -- American refugee policy and the pretense of morality -- American ethics: "easy" does it -- 2. Coda of hope? Facing our past -- Our brothers' keeper -- Conclusion.
