Society Benjamin Rossi | 23 Jul 2021 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?
Politics Benjamin Rossi | 24 Jun 2021 Should Speech Have Consequences? On what grounds can we justify punishing others for their objectionable views? When might sanctions do more harm than good?
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
Pet Ownership and the Ethical Perils of Domination In what ways does our position in relation to domesticated animals place additional duties of care upon us? 23 Nov 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Should Republicans and Democrats Be Friends? Can friendship overcome deep moral disagreement? Should it? 10 Nov 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
In Defense of Mill Contrary to popular belief, Mill's commitment to speech is capable of distinguishing good faith from bad faith efforts. 26 Oct 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Under Discussion: Are Liberalism and Democracy Fundamentally at Odds? US democracy has always been about striking the proper balance between individual freedoms and the popular will. 16 Oct 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Is It Right to Hope for a Politician’s Death? Neither revenge nor negligence can justify hoping for the worse or expressing joy at other's misfortune. 6 Oct 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Treating Principles as Mere Means How can we explain the unique moral wrong committed when we trade on our principles? 30 Sep 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Under Discussion: Right to Riot? Can looting and vandalism ever be considered a justified response to oppression? Does it effectively communicate a message of resistance? 11 Sep 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
The Uses and Abuses of Political Hypocrisy Ethics of responsibility or the ethics of conviction? Under what conditions is hypocrisy preferable to non-hypocrisy? 27 Aug 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
