Religion A.G. Holdier | 4 Sep 2018 Church Names and the Ethics of Reference The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is no longer accepting other titles or nicknames for the church -- a decision that leaves many confused.
Criminal Justice Rachel Robison-Greene | 3 Sep 2018 The Case of Mollie Tibbetts: Considering Public Response to Tragedy The tragic death of Mollie Tibbetts has sparked a national conversation on immigration and women's behavior -- and maybe that's wrong.
What’s Wrong with Hypocrisy? Why does hypocrisy feel so much worse than other moral wrongs? And what part is it playing in the Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Scandal? 27 Aug 2018 | A.G. Holdier
Where Should Your Money Go? Should charitable giving be about preventing the most harm or helping your community? 23 Aug 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
The Moral Question of Ad-Blocking Is using your browser's ad-blocking extension unethical? Or is the real moral problem the advertisers? 22 Aug 2018 | Desmonda Lawrence
What's the Story with Fake News? What is fake news, really? And what is it doing to our free speech? 16 Aug 2018 | Desmonda Lawrence
Crisis in Sweden: A Struggle with Mass Migration Three years after the Syrian refugee crisis, Sweden still hasn't worked out the best system for resettlement. 15 Aug 2018 | Alex Layton
Sip Carefully: Plastic Straws and the Individualization of Responsibility Is Starbucks' plastic straw ban actually more sustainable? And is it an authentic acceptance of responsibility for sustainability? 14 Aug 2018 | Kiara Goodwine
The Right Side of History: A Case for Basic Income Ontario's basic income pilot had proved successful -- so why cancel it? 13 Aug 2018 | Amy Elyse Gordon
Spilled Blood in the Bloodline: The Ethics of Using Genealogy to Catch Criminals What are the ethics of collecting genetic information for use in forensics? 9 Aug 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Affirmative Action and A Medical University’s Attempt at No Girls Allowed A key tool to deal with a history of discriminatory practices has been affirmative action, preferential weighing of marginalized groups in order to reach some desired level of representation. The effectiveness of this tool and the grounds of justifying the preferential treatment come with difficult questions of equality and distributive justice. 8 Aug 2018 | Meredith McFadden
Human Dignity, Capital Punishment, and the Pope Since his elevation to the papal seat in 2013, Pope Francis has repeatedly made international headlines with comments suggesting a desire to change Roman Catholic doctrine on matters ranging from … Continue reading "Human Dignity, Capital Punishment, and the Pope" 6 Aug 2018 | A.G. Holdier
Walgreens and the Conscience Clause After the Masterpiece Cake Shop decision, the concept of conscience clauses has come under fire -- most recently with a pharmacist in Arizona refusing to fill a prescription. 31 Jul 2018 | Kenneth Boyd
Debating the Permissibility of Printable Guns Plans to 3D print guns are available online, but ethical debates rage from questions of free speech to safety. 25 Jul 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
"Ill-Humors" of Society: The Politicization of the Supreme Court The Federalist Papers show that the Supreme Court was supposed to be above politics. Is it too politicized now? 16 Jul 2018 | Casey Ford
Some Normative Perspectives on Borders and Asylum Seekers When U.S. border polices are examined from a normative ethical perspective, the results point to a need for change. 11 Jul 2018 | Amy Elyse Gordon
Should the United States Supreme Court Be Abolished? Does the Supreme Court help or hinder the U.S.'s democracy? 5 Jul 2018 | Daniel Beck
To Tip or Not to Tip: D.C.'s Ballot Initiative 77 In the nation's capitol, tip wage versus minimum wage was a point of contention, as Ballot Initiative 77 passed by a narrow margin. 2 Jul 2018 | Kiara Goodwine
A Trump Administration Press Secretary Walks Into a Restaurant When Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant, critics on both sides of the aisle erupted. 27 Jun 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Ethical Questions about Poverty Tourism Poverty tourism is typically viewed as unethical, but despite its bad reputation it may help people avoid bystander effect. 25 Jun 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Should Political Apparel be Allowed in Polling Places? Voting used to be a dangerous process, but is it now too controlled? 21 Jun 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
