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Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has visited Ferguson. We interviewed the town's residents to see what they wanted both candidates to know about their city.

The Commission on Presidential Debates' policies for the 2016 election have left many voters displeased.

Snapchat has expanded out of your phone and onto your face. After changing their company’s name to Snap, Snapchat is now ready for the release of their Spectacles, fashionable glasses … Continue reading "Snapchat Specatacles and Changing Norms of Privacy"

Mars could support terrestrial life, but that terrestrial life might jeopardize ever finding indigenous Martian life -- because that could exist too.

On Saturday, The New York Times released part of Donald Trump’s 1995 tax returns that revealed over $900 million in business losses and concluded that Trump could have avoided paying … Continue reading "The Moral Hazard Hidden in Trump’s Tax Returns"

Back in July, during the Republican National Convention, some strange images circulated on the internet. Some tough-looking, blue eyed, blond cowboys, held signs with the curious phrase, “Latinos para Trump.” Obviously, something … Continue reading "Trump and the Latin American Left: Strange Bedfellows"

Though no doubt warranted, scrutiny surrounding Betty Shelby's killing of Terence Crutcher follows well-known patterns of gender bias.

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?

We can act wrongly: we may behave in ways that are unkind, inconsiderate, or selfish. Can our emotions be wrong too? Are there things that we shouldn’t feel?

Contrary to comments by Donald Trump, historical precedent suggests an extensive relationship between women and military service.

On the ethics of viewing violent news on the internet.

Why did the President of Mexico decide to meet with an incendiary candidate who argues that the country is a haven for drugs and crime?

A news media that wants to serve the public should focus coverage on issues and candidate qualifications.

The contradictions inherent in the Olympics make it difficult to reject or embrace completely.

On the Brock Turner case and the moral reasoning needed to understand the perspectives involved.

Couching racial differences in understanding alone does little to foster common ground. Here's how hip-hop could change that.

Donald Trump benefitted from an electoral system that struggles with crowded candidate fields. Instant Runoff Voting could change that.

Are politicians wrong to appropriate music for their own purposes? Your answer probably depends on how you read literature.

The popular augmented reality app underscores tensions between the individual, technology and the public space.

This post originally appeared June 16, 2015. My last post discussed the bifurcated incentivization structure of capitalism: owners profit while workers become disempowered by working harder. In this post, I want … Continue reading "(How) Does Capitalism Incentivize? Part II"