Society

The Supreme Court has refused to protect physician-assisted suicide at the federal level, but the number of states with aid-in-dying legislation is growing. What are the legal principles and moral values at play?

Recent legal challenges to the use of 'meat' and 'milk' labels for alternatives (from Tofurky to soymilk and even in vitro meat) lack legal weight and moral reason.

A coercive data collection campaign in China raises questions about corporate complicity. What obligation, if any, do companies have when their goods are being used to cause harm or violate others' rights?

Should it be revealed that our actions are not as autonomous as we assume them to be, how might this impact our conception of punishment and desert?

The divergence between the concepts of justice and fairness can easily be seen in prosecutors' different explanations of their relationship to the law.

The transition to an ebook market for college textbooks has important consequences for internet piracy and student debt.

California's housing shortage touches on everything: privilege, fairness, class conflict, and free-riders.

Arguments regarding the immorality of procreation are on the rise given concerns of overpopulation and humans' contribution to climate change.

Much has been made of the US's intention to return to the moon. What did Apollo 11 mean then and what might another voyage mean now?

Nationalist rhetoric and policies are gaining traction, emboldening others to follow suit, and undermining our collective commitment to human rights.

How do the political implications of responses like censure complicate the moral scene? What should be our goal in addressing racism?

How should we balance concerns for legal flexibility and political representation against the enshrinement of minority rights?

The ongoing debate over colonial repatriation requires that we confront our history of imperialism. On what grounds can one own another's cultural heritage?

The media's treatment of recent plant-based meat rollouts fails to give the significant moral gains their due.

In the debate over vaccination abstention, the right to refuse medical treatment and the right to bodily integrity are in conflict with concerns of justice and public health. How can we make headway in the deadlock?

HIV criminalization laws have a lot to say about the duty to disclose and assumption of risk, and perhaps even more to say about attitudes of racism and homophobia.

Recent circulation of misinformation through media channels highlights a troubling trend regarding belief formation. What does it mean to be a responsible epistemic agent?

Much has been written bemoaning the Electoral College, but the implications of mantras like "one person, one vote," or worries about political representation run much deeper. The NPVIC does nothing to address this.

Farmwork has been treated much differently than other forms of labor. Is this difference justified or is it time for change?

The ongoing debate in New York concerning the legality of commercial surrogacy touches on a number of philosophical issues from commodification to paternalism.