Society

Restaurants and food stalls alike are using the price of their meals to draw attention to identity-based inequality.

With democracies across the world seeming to fail, are there any better solutions?

Should police officers be doing the jobs of immigration officers, and what are the repercussions?

A prisoner in Michigan recently published a major collection of short stories. Now, prison officials are asking him to use the profits to pay for his own incarceration.

Examining the history and contemporary use of the n-word reveals why it's so problematic for non-black people to say it.

Clean drinking water in the United States is not a guarantee.

As the Parkland mass shooting once again thrusts guns into the public consciousness, it is time to rethink our approach to gun violence.

Examining the religious context of Pope Francis' recent condemnation of "fake news."

A member of the Manson "family" is up for parole. The resistance to her release underscores the competing notions of rehabilitation and punishment in the American justice system.

As Attorney General, Jeff Sessions has renewed federal scrutiny of marijuana in the US. But his move appears out of step with the changing times.

The New York Times' obituary of the late Mormon leader Thomas S. Monson has raised questions about how obituaries should memorialize controversial figures.

Lab-grown meat stands to curb factory farming and reduce our impact on the environment. But is it a morally effective replacement of real meat?

Appropriation of Native American culture is not only limited to the football field.

Objections to the tax plan are not simply about economic inequality-they're also about what that inequality does to a democratic society.

The debate around the fate of DACA requires an examination of what relationship undocumented immigrants should have to US immigration law.

At some point, there will be more accounts of dead users on Facebook than living. What ethics govern how the pages left behind should be treated?

Why is trusting women such an issue in our public discourse?

With retail stores closing all over the country, most people are now doing their shopping online. What are the ethical implications of this trend?

Choosing a valedictorian has long been a tradition of high school graduation. Due to concerns about student stress, its status is now in question.

Recent protests at DePauw have used women's restrooms to target the Board of Trustees' political giving, generating controversy about the substance and style of activism on campus.