Moral Futures

Published: Feb. 26, 2016, 9 p.m.

Adam Gopnik thinks future generations will be as appalled by some practices that are accepted today as we are by aspects of the past. "Even as we condemn our moral ancestors, we need to hold our ears to the wind, and listen for the faint sounds of our descendants telling their melancholy truths about us." Producer: Sheila Cook.