Opinion Benjamin Rossi | 2 Mar 2022 Hypocrisy and Credibility in U.S. Foreign Policy A history of intervention in pro-Soviet regimes in the West undermines the US's claim to the moral high ground.
Sports Benjamin Rossi | 16 Feb 2022 Lia Thomas, Fairness in Sport, and Honest Ethical Debate in a World of Bad Faith What are all the moral considerations at play in our conceptions of fairness in sport?
Academic Freedom and the Kershnar Case: A Partial Dissent Might the math come down to our ability to accurately anticipate all consequences? 14 Feb 2022 | Benjamin Rossi
The Death of Roe v. Wade: What Lies Ahead? Hacking at the roots of pro-choice precedent leaves substantive due process exposed. 3 Feb 2022 | Benjamin Rossi
Can Santa Know Who’s Naughty or Nice? The particulars regarding moral knowledge put Santa's capacity for accurate assessment of others' moral character in grave doubt. 20 Dec 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
In the Rittenhouse Case, Justice Is (to Some Extent) in the Details The verdict answers a narrow question regarding self-defense, but cannot speak to the broader uses we've made of it. 23 Nov 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
October’s Harvest: Threats to Academic Freedom The loose bounds of what we deem permissible expression are closing in on both sides. 12 Oct 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
On Objectivity in Journalism Exercising discretion in choosing what to say and how to say it inevitably requires adopting some particular perspective, but doesn't that just admit bias? 26 Aug 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Can We Trust Anonymous Sources? With confidence in our news institutions eroding day-by-day, do we still believe they have our best interests in mind? 23 Jul 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Should Speech Have Consequences? On what grounds can we justify punishing others for their objectionable views? When might sanctions do more harm than good? 24 Jun 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Criticism of Israel, Media Focus, and Bias Given all the other international conflicts, can anything but anti-Semitism explain the obsession with Israeli policies? 4 Jun 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
UFOs and Hume on Miracles Hume cautions us about believing others when their claims are unbelievable. 26 May 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
On the Art of Evildoers Is there any separating art from artist? Are publishers complicit? Cases continue to mount, but answers are hard to come by. 6 May 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Our Moral Obligations to the Afghans There may never be a right time to withdraw, but that doesn't mean we can walk away clean. 16 Apr 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
A Chicago Suburb Tries Reparations Evanston's latest policy proposal faces moral and legal challenges from enemies as well as would-be allies. 29 Mar 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Dispatch from the Monument Wars The push to remove and rename isn't about judging history; it's about communicating with the present. 10 Mar 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Color Blindness and Cartoon Network’s PSA Can children appreciate the difference between the society we currently have and the society we wish to exist someday? 23 Feb 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Zoom, Academic Freedom, and the No Endorsement Principle When assessing the educational value of controversial content, whose opinion should matter most? 9 Feb 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
On the Rationality of the Capitol Rioters On what basis should we assess rational action? Should that judgment make space for things like false beliefs or moral considerations? 22 Jan 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
The Capitol Coup and the Rhetoric of Essentialist Exceptionalism Refusing to accept that things like this could happen here produces harm both domestically and abroad. 8 Jan 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
On Speaking Up in Polite Company What's the best strategy when confrontation comes calling this holiday season? 23 Dec 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Under Discussion: Animal Dignity and Cultured Meat Does the very existence of lab-grown meat encourage us to continue to discount animal interests? 22 Dec 2020 | Benjamin Rossi