Opinion

In what ways does our position in relation to domesticated animals place additional duties of care upon us?

Know thine enemy? Is it better that offensive views be expressed than simply hidden from sight?

If at-home workers must chip in more money to the pot as a matter of fairness, surely there are others who might be similarly obligated.

President-elect Biden's recent speech calls for unity, and raises questions about the consideration owed to political rivals.

What does all this longing for days gone by mean for our political future?

The similarities between the two figures raise questions about misogyny and hypocrisy.

The pursuit of power for power's sake has reduced politics to a bad faith battle for the people's attention.

Should government's first obligation be achieving substantive goals or fine-tuning procedural mechanisms? How can these two aims be compared?

What is 'knowledge' if our politics doesn't even pretend to be concerned with truth?

Neither revenge nor negligence can justify hoping for the worse or expressing joy at other's misfortune.

Can virtue ethics ever justify wishing harm to come to others?

Political principles or party affiliation? Our political discourse tends toward tribalism first, convictions second.

Our entertainments send political messages all the time, what changes is our receptivity to them.

The sphere of the political is only ever expanding. In many cases this may be cause for celebration, but we must also recognize that soon there will be no space left.

Dewey's diagnosis of a splintered American public is as accurate now as it was then. How can we help the public find itself?

Can looting and vandalism ever be considered a justified response to oppression? Does it effectively communicate a message of resistance?

The "law and order" slogan is nothing more than a wish return to the status quo that is fundamentally opposed to the project of racial justice.

The political slogan has long been associated with doublespeak regarding equality under the law.

Colleges' policies regarding students and gatherings offers another lesson about using ideal theory in a non-ideal world.

Upon what theory of punishment do the incarcerated not deserve protection from exploitation?