Civics Resources Beatrice Harvey | 20 Jan 2021 Should News Sites Have Paywalls? Given the vital democratic role of the fourth estate, we need some way of making fact-based journalism widely available.
Opinion Desmonda Lawrence | 19 Jan 2021 Moral Authority in America What have these past four years really meant for America's legacy? What is the way forward?
Insurrection at the Capitol: Socratic Lessons on Rhetoric and Truth The events of January 6th offer yet another history lesson on the power of persuasion and our indifference to truth. 14 Jan 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
How Should One Call It like It Is? By what standards can we determine the kind of language that is appropriate? How could we possibly reach consensus? 12 Jan 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Trump and the Dangers of Social Media What responsibility do social media sites have in moderating content and what responsibilities might fall on us, the users? 11 Jan 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
Accountability, Negligence, and Bad Faith Calls for Senators Cruz and Hawley to resign are only growing louder, but of what wrong might they be guilty? 8 Jan 2021 | Tucker Sechrest
The Capitol Coup and the Rhetoric of Essentialist Exceptionalism Refusing to accept that things like this could happen here produces harm both domestically and abroad. 8 Jan 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
On Speaking Up in Polite Company What's the best strategy when confrontation comes calling this holiday season? 23 Dec 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Wrongs that Are Wrong to Forgive? Mea culpa? What are the relevant considerations that must be assessed before offering absolution? 3 Dec 2020 | Meredith McFadden
The Ethics of Pardoning What justification can we offer for a tool that flies in the face of our moral convictions regarding fairness, justice, and equality before the law? 25 Nov 2020 | Marshall Bierson
Mill's Dilemma How can political adversaries engage in genuine dialog given our present cultural climate? 18 Nov 2020 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Fairness in Taxation Is fairness about treating all alike or being sensitive to each individual's means? 13 Nov 2020 | Kiara Goodwine
Should Republicans and Democrats Be Friends? Can friendship overcome deep moral disagreement? Should it? 10 Nov 2020 | Benjamin Rossi
Winning Graciously and the Problem with Empathy President-elect Biden's recent speech calls for unity, and raises questions about the consideration owed to political rivals. 9 Nov 2020 | Beatrice Harvey
The Day after Election: A Return to Normal? What does all this longing for days gone by mean for our political future? 3 Nov 2020 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Trump, Berlusconi, and Double Standards on Tough Questions The similarities between the two figures raise questions about misogyny and hypocrisy. 29 Oct 2020 | Martina Orlandi
The Day after Election: Democracy and Good Faith The pursuit of power for power's sake has reduced politics to a bad faith battle for the people's attention. 29 Oct 2020 | Desmonda Lawrence
The Day after Election: Procedure and Substance Should government's first obligation be achieving substantive goals or fine-tuning procedural mechanisms? How can these two aims be compared? 28 Oct 2020 | Marshall Bierson
Truth and Contradiction, Knowledge and Belief, and Trump What is 'knowledge' if our politics doesn't even pretend to be concerned with truth? 27 Oct 2020 | Desmonda Lawrence
In Defense of Mill Contrary to popular belief, Mill's commitment to speech is capable of distinguishing good faith from bad faith efforts. 26 Oct 2020 | Benjamin Rossi