Criminal Justice Evan Butts | 21 Apr 2021 Qualified Immunity: An Unqualified Disaster? Can the lengths the law goes to hide institutional actors from public accountability be morally justified?
Criminal Justice David Millar | 20 Apr 2021 Do Police Intentions Matter? If the prevalence of racial bias and the demands of law enforcement makes rights violations predictable, are we not then complicit in maintaining the status quo?
Abusing Public Faith: Brooks, Gladwell, and Journalistic Ethics The harm caused by journalists shilling for brands threatens not only their credibility but the credibility of the news at large. 15 Apr 2021 | Tucker Sechrest
Workers' Well-Being and Employers' Duties of Care What kind of consideration are workers right to expect from those they serve? 13 Apr 2021 | Kenneth Boyd
Do Hashtags Make Political Discourse Worse? What are the drawbacks and advantages of our political discourse migrating to social media platforms? 6 Apr 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
A Chicago Suburb Tries Reparations Evanston's latest policy proposal faces moral and legal challenges from enemies as well as would-be allies. 29 Mar 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
What Is Cancel Culture? Decried as the uncontrollable behemoth risen by the left, cancel culture has long existed as a societal tool that knows no affiliation. 25 Mar 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
More Than Words: Hate Crime Laws and the Atlanta Attack Deploying the vocabulary of hate crime legislation might be more important than prosecuting offenders. 22 Mar 2021 | Tucker Sechrest
Sarah Everard and the Politics of Fear The kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard represents structural violence and is not the unexplainable and unimaginable act it's been made out to be. 15 Mar 2021 | Beatrice Harvey
The Ethics of Digidog Concerns over privacy and the use of police funds may hobble the deployment of new peacekeeping technology. 12 Mar 2021 | Kiara Goodwine
Testimony, Conspiracy Theories, and Hume on Miracles How can we guard against a willingness to be deceived in our quest to see the complete picture? 9 Mar 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Implications of Exonerations What might explain the difference in our intuitions regarding the death penalty and life in prison? 2 Mar 2021 | Marshall Bierson
On an Imperative to Educate People on the History of Race in America "History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history." - James Baldwin 24 Feb 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Color Blindness and Cartoon Network’s PSA Can children appreciate the difference between the society we currently have and the society we wish to exist someday? 23 Feb 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
The Ethics of Cancelling Student Loan Debt What are the goals of student loan forgiveness? Is there any such thing as too much relief? 22 Feb 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Mexico City's Tampon Ban Legislation concerning single-use plastics has created disproportionate burdens. Is there cause to object? 18 Feb 2021 | Kiara Goodwine
A New Role for an Old Rule: Usury and Speculation What does ancient philosophy have to say about GameStop short selling and the morality of rent-seeking? 17 Feb 2021 | Marshall Bierson
Zoom, Academic Freedom, and the No Endorsement Principle When assessing the educational value of controversial content, whose opinion should matter most? 9 Feb 2021 | Benjamin Rossi
Is Canceling All Student Debt Fair? Yes. Here’s Why. Can student loan forgiveness overcome the many objections of critics? What makes these victims of higher ed deserving? 17 Dec 2020 | Martina Orlandi
Is Radical Feminism Inherently Transphobic? Is there any rescuing these conceptions of "womanhood"—and the specific discrimination and oppression they identify—from the charge of biological essentialism? 9 Dec 2020 | Beatrice Harvey
Should At-Home Workers Be Taxed? 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. 17 Nov 2020 | Andrew Cullison
The Morality of the Arts vs. Science Distinction All study, in the end, requires us to engage with the difficult and subjective question of value. The sciences are no different. 12 Oct 2020 | Matthew S.W. Silk