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Kiara Goodwine

Kiara Goodwine is a 2019 alumna of DePauw University and a current law student at the University of Michigan Law School. Kiara first became passionate about ethics and philosophy while serving as a Hillman Intern at the Prindle Institute. Her research on the ethics of consumption culminated in her senior honors thesis "The Ethics of Single-Use Plastics." She has also served as a head coach for a High School Ethics Bowl Team. Her current interests lie in the intersection of human rights and environmental health, dilemmas surrounding collective responsibility, and the morality of law.

Environment

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11 Feb 2017

Disbanding the EPA: Is it Ethical?

A proposed House bill would disband the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which could permanently alter the U.S. environment.

Environment

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9 Dec 2016

Evaluating Climate Change's Post-Election Importance

Former Vice President Al Gore is making headlines after his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on December 5th. After the meeting, he sat for an interview with the Guardian about … Continue reading "Evaluating Climate Change’s Post-Election Importance"

Who Owns Climate Change?

Should ideology be held accountable for a multifaceted problem like global climate change?

1 Dec 2016

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A Tale of Two Seeds: Monsanto and the Dicamba Wars

Farmers have been illegally using the herbicide Dicamba on crops, prompting widespread crop destruction and the release of resistant seeds by Monsanto.

8 Nov 2016

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Beyond the Locker Room: Donald Trump and American Misogyny

Is Donald Trump's "locker room talk" reflective of America's problem with misogyny?

11 Oct 2016

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Can We Reconcile Ivory and Art?

Amidst calls for a total ban on ivory, how does society incorporate legal antique and indigenous ivory art into the conversation?

7 Oct 2016

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Absent Perpetrator and Action-Less Bystander in East Chicago

Lead contamination of soil has prompted the evacuation of East Chicago residents, but who is to blame: the absent, out-of-business perpetrators or those who failed to act sooner?

21 Sep 2016

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When One Crisis Fuels Another: The Zika Virus and Bees

Methods used to kill Zika-carrying mosquitos are also harming the dwindling bee population, creating an ethical dilemma of which crisis is more important.

10 Sep 2016

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