Pop Culture Richard Gibson | 4 Nov 2022 Is the Open Road Really That Open? Is the freedom that a motorcycle promises all it's cracked up to be?
Pop Culture Cargile Williams | 5 Aug 2022 Moral Duties in an Online Age: The Depp/Heard Discourse What responsibilities might we have when weighing in as the drama unfolds?
The Ethics of Reproducing Trauma in Celebrity Biopics Whose interests should matter most in bringing big moments to the big screen? 25 Mar 2022 | Katherine Hennessey
Why Don’t People Cheat at Wordle? Might it be that there is something more than the honor code at play? 26 Jan 2022 | A.G. Holdier
The Ethics of Protest Trolling Can this kind of intentional interference be defended as legitimate activism? 27 Oct 2021 | Kenneth Boyd
Praise and Resentment: The Moral of 'Bad Art Friend' Is there a basic truth, fundamental fact, or obvious lesson that might be hiding behind all this pettiness? 11 Oct 2021 | Megan Fritts
Fast Fashion Isn't the Fashion Industry's Only Problem Our addiction to cheap, disposable clothing is unsustainable, and the bill is coming due. 3 Aug 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
On “Dog-Wagging” News: Why What “Lots of People” Say Isn't Newsworthy Focusing public attention on any one thing inevitably means exercising discretion. How does one wield it responsibly? 1 Jul 2021 | A.G. Holdier
What It Means to Be a Hero Superheroes are the embodiment a host of norms and ideals that say a lot (deliberately or not) about what we think and believe. 21 Jun 2021 | A.G. Holdier
UFOs and Hume on Miracles Hume cautions us about believing others when their claims are unbelievable. 26 May 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Public Divorces and Media Privacy Does the public have any overriding interest in knowing every sordid detail concerning the lives of the rich and famous? 12 May 2021 | Kiara Goodwine
Saturday Night Live and the Humanization of Elon Musk Can the show maintain its critical edge while offering controversial figures a platform? 10 May 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
“Not Like Other Girls” and Internalized Misogyny Efforts to break with sexist norms can sometimes reinforce the harmful structure they seek to escape. 30 Apr 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
Art, Death, and Experience A piece of conceptual art challenges our traditional understanding of death with an aim of reinvention. 12 Apr 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
The Ethics of Dark Tourism Might we have a moral obligation not to trivialize the suffering of others? 7 Apr 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Can Hyperfemininity Be Radical? Is there progress regarding sexual politics that can be made by leaning into the male gaze? 19 Feb 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
The Ethics of Cringe What can cringe culture tell us about social norms, self-awareness, and moral shaming? 5 Feb 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
Hilaria Baldwin and Fake Identities What can the case of Hilaria Baldwin tell us about cultural appropriation and passing as other? 15 Jan 2021 | Kiara Goodwine
Bella Thorne and Celebrities Inhabiting Shared Spaces Us and them? What are the responsibilities of celebrities when participating in shared, communal spaces? 8 Dec 2020 | Katherine Hennessey
Is Prenatal Sex Discernment Unethical? An ultrasound can only tell you so much, and we have a harmful tendency to fill in the rest before the baby is even here. 17 Sep 2020 | Kiara Goodwine
It’s Just a Game: The Ethics of Tom Clancy’s Not-So-Elite Squad Video games may not directly incite violence, but that doesn't mean they can't still send dangerous messages. 3 Sep 2020 | Kenneth Boyd
White Skins, Black Masks: Voice Acting and Representation Combating the underrepresentation of people of color in the entertainment industry is an important goal, but the way we go about it is equally important. 6 Jul 2020 | Benjamin Rossi