Modern Politics: "Justice," Michael Sandel, Harvard University

94 pages of Notes; 30,000 words, many visuals1. Doing the Right ThingIn the summer of 2004, Hurricane Charley roared out of the Gulf of Mexico and swept across Florida to the Atlantic Ocean. The storm claimed twenty - two lives and caused $ 11 billion in damage. 1 It also left in its wake a debate about price gouging.At a gas station in Orlando, they were selling two - dollar bags of ice for ten dollars. Lacking power for refrigerators or air - conditioning in the middle of August, many people had little choice but to pay up. Downed trees heightened demand for chain saws and roof repairs. Contractors offered to clear two trees off a homeowner’s roof — for $ 23,000. Stores that normally sold small household generators for $ 250 were now asking $ 2,000. A seventy-seven - year-old woman fleeing the hurricane with her elderly husband and handicapped daughter was charged $ 160 per night for a motel room that normally goes for $ 40. (pg. 3)Higher prices for ice, bottled water, roof repairs,