Politics Meredith McFadden | 5 Nov 2017 Is it Fair to Blame President Trump's Behavior on Mental Illness? Trump's presidency has led many to struggle with the ethics of trying to diagnose any mental illness he might have - and whether such illness would even justify his behavior.
Opinion Abigail Joens-Witherow | 3 Nov 2017 Senator Jeff Flake: Courageous or Cowardly? In the wake of Senator Flake's announcement not to run for reelection, it is important to examine the intended or unintended consequences of resignation.
In the Manafort Indictment, An Ethical Test for the Trump Administration The unfolding investigation around Russia's influence in the 2016 election now includes its first indictments. How will the Trump administration respond? 2 Nov 2017 | Nathaniel Reed
Untangling the "Sincerely Held Moral or Religious Belief" As the Trump administration opens up contraceptive exemptions for "sincerely held moral and religious beliefs," it is worth examining what exactly qualifies as "sincerely held," in the first place. 31 Oct 2017 | Daniel Beck
Was Obama Truly a Post-Racial President? Despite Barack Obama's attempts to brand himself as a post-racial president, Gabriel Andrade argues that the first black presidency fell victim to the identity politics damaging American society. 27 Oct 2017 | Gabriel Andrade
Politics and Respect in the Wake of Mass Shootings In the wake of the tragedy of the Las Vegas shooting and others like it, respect seems to be hard to define for politicians and Americans alike. 16 Oct 2017 | Abigail Joens-Witherow
In Myanmar, A Failed Test for the International Community The crisis in Myanmar has raised criticism about the need for intervention - criticism that has even ensnared a Nobel laureate. 9 Oct 2017 | Luka Ignac
The Moral Complexities of Helping Refugees Though the humanitarian need to help refugees globally is self-evident, exactly how to do so could not be more complex. 8 Oct 2017 | Nathaniel Reed
Less Healthcare, Less Regulation: Is Donald Trump Killing People? Critics allege that Donald Trump will directly be killing people by repealing Obamacare and encouraging deregulation. Do their claims hold up? 5 Sep 2017 | Jean Kazez
Charlottesville and the Dangers of False Equivalence Trump's assertions that "many sides" were equally blameworthy in Charlottesville falls into a classic logical fallacy - one that undermines faith in objective truth. 21 Aug 2017 | Meredith McFadden
Why Conservatives Should Support Obamacare's Individual Mandate It's not just liberals. Conservatives have a compelling reason to support the Affordable Care Act's mandate that most people purchase health insurance. 7 Aug 2017 | Jean Kazez
Government Leakers: Liars, Cowards, or Patriots? As leaks from the Trump White House continue to abound, can leaking ever be seen as a justified practice? 13 Jun 2017 | Daniel Beck
Diagnosis from a Distance: The Ethics of the Goldwater Rule Debates around psychiatrists' role in the political sphere have taken on new life under Donald Trump's presidency. 5 Jun 2017 | Daniel Beck
Why Trumpcare Hurts Women's Health On the House's healthcare bill's effect on women's health. 11 May 2017 | Amy Brown
A Trump-Themed People’s Climate March Intern Kiara Goodwine documents her experience at the 2017 People's Climate March. 9 May 2017 | Kiara Goodwine
A March for Science, or for Something Else? Held on Earth Day, the March for Science reveals the complex overlap between empirical science and political ideology. 2 May 2017 | Gabriel Andrade
The Illegality of Immigration: An Irony On the economic consequences of the social construction of illegal immigration. 29 Apr 2017 | Leopoldo Burguete
The Fight to Raise Indiana's Cigarette Tax Raising Indiana's cigarette tax could improve public health, but would hit the state's poorest citizens the hardest. 19 Apr 2017 | Kiara Goodwine
Mike Pence's Marital Practices: Workplace Accommodation or Discrimination? The vice president's refusal to dine alone with women has complicated implications for values-based accommodations in the workplace. 11 Apr 2017 | Meredith McFadden
Is Ivanka Trump Really "Complicit?" A recent SNL skit portrayed Ivanka Trump as sharing morally responsibility in her father's actions. Should she be blamed? 28 Mar 2017 | Kiara Goodwine
A Women's Council, Without any Women On deciding women's rights without asking women. 23 Mar 2017 | Nathaniel Reed
Defunding America's Cultural Institutions: An Exercise in Absurdity A look at the Trump administration's budget priorities makes clear that cutting the NEA, NEH and CPB is more about symbolic posturing than fiscal sensibility. 17 Mar 2017 | Conner Gordon
