Animals Daniel Burkett | 3 Feb 2023 Curfews and the Liberty of Cats – A Follow-Up The restriction of liberty makes more sense than we often recognize.
Animals Daniel Burkett | 19 Dec 2022 Fireworks and Harm to Animals We underestimate the effect festive fireworks have on our furry friends.
Climate Justice and COP27 Who should shoulder the lion's share of the burden? 20 Nov 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Sentience and the Morality of Lab-Grown Brains Is there a moral message lurking behind our immediate revulsion? 28 Oct 2022 | Daniel Burkett
On the Morality of Squashing Lanternflies By any means? Even invasive bugs deserve moral consideration. 12 Oct 2022 | Daniel Burkett
On the Morality of Declawing Cats What's behind the recent legislative push to ban the procedure? 11 Oct 2022 | Daniel Burkett
The Painful Truth About Insects What happens when we discover that even mosquitos have interests? 3 Oct 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Climate Change and the Defense of Ignorance Old news? Can the "furnaces of the world" really claim they didn't know any better? 2 Sep 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Private Jets and Carbon Emissions – Too Swift to Judge? Beware: pointing a finger is often just another way of avoiding blame. 8 Aug 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Insurance, Natural Disasters, and the Relevance of Luck How do we determine those who deserve more than a mere helping hand? 21 Jul 2022 | Daniel Burkett
A (Spoiler-Free) Discussion of the Classism and Ableism of Spoilers Does the fact that there's a persistent class of victim change the nature of an act? 30 May 2022 | Daniel Burkett
On the Morality of Allowing Euthanasia for Those with Mental Illness: Part 2 How should we go about divining what people truly want when their desires appear at odds? 10 May 2022 | Daniel Burkett
On the Morality of Allowing Euthanasia for Those with Mental Illness: Part 1 What relevant moral considerations might make it inappropriate for us to intervene in the suffering of others? 9 May 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Why the Sunshine Protection Act Is Daylight Robbery Setting our clocks according to the sun has important implications for public health. 28 Mar 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Why Starlink Isn’t Leaving Enough Space What moral concerns ground NASA's concern with SpaceX's satellite system? 10 Mar 2022 | Daniel Burkett
The Pugly Truth Human-guided breeding is responsible for life-threatening deformity. 24 Feb 2022 | Daniel Burkett
The Morality of “Sharenting” Whose interests should speak loudest when considering whether to make all those awkward childhood moments public? 24 Jan 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Curfews and the Liberty of Cats Is it time we mount an intervention to keep our feline friends away from the night life? 13 Dec 2021 | Daniel Burkett
Fair Shares and COVID-19 Booster Shots What blame do we bear for enjoying the ill-gotten gains secured by our government? 22 Nov 2021 | Daniel Burkett
Leaf Blowers Suck. Here’s Why. It's not just the engine emissions that makes leaf removal an environmental harm. 1 Nov 2021 | Daniel Burkett
Vaccine Hesitancy as Free-Riding A not insignificant portion of the unvaccinated continue to confound us in their refusal to acknowledge the basic demands of fairness. 8 Oct 2021 | Daniel Burkett
What Toilet Paper Can Teach Us About Climate Change "Fairness" can be defined in a number of different ways, but reaching consensus on the right terminology won't matter if there's nothing left to conserve. 23 Sep 2021 | Daniel Burkett
