Society

The Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act has put Indiana in the national spotlight. People on both sides feel that there has been an affront to deeply held personal convictions. Some … Continue reading "Prindle to Host Discussion on Religious Freedom Bill"

This post draws on my experience from co-leading the Prindle Institute’s Alternative Spring Break trip to Nashville, TN focused on food ethics and justice on March 22-28, 2015. Food justice … Continue reading "Progress, paradox, and the food justice movement"

State Senate Bill 101, recently signed into law by Indiana Governor Mike Pence, has not just Indiana, but the entire nation up in arms. Also known as the Religious Freedom … Continue reading "Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act"

The new Steve Jobs bio says Disney CEO kept Jobs’ cancer remission a secret, which he learned about just an hour before Disney announced its acquisition of Pixar. The deal … Continue reading "Disney CEO kept Steve Jobs Cancer Secret"

A judge recently ruled that gamblers need to return the $1.5 million they won at a casino from games that used unshuffled decks. The gamblers are appealing and asking a … Continue reading "Who Should Get The Winnings in a Casino Error?"

A while ago I was about to embark in a long air travel and wanted something to read. I was in a town with one of those increasingly rare old-fashioned … Continue reading "The Value of Suffering"

As DePauw students, success is the light at the end of the tunnel of exams, papers and countless hours in Roy O. West. From the moment we step foot on … Continue reading "A Pursuit of Passion: Questioning the Post-Grad Trajectory"

While 2013 was declared the “Year of the Trigger Warning,” it is important to revisit the idea of adding trigger warnings to course syllabi and discussions. Some universities have gone … Continue reading "“Insert Trigger Warning Here” Ethics"

The film “India’s Daughter” has stirred up controversy worldwide over the past few days. The film details the brutal gang rape of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh, a medical student, on a … Continue reading "Banning “India’s Daughter”"

The science fair is a common part of the elementary and middle school education; students create a project, like a baking soda and vinegar volcano, and present it with a … Continue reading "The Fairness of Science Fairs"

Breast cancer and the push for finding “the cure” for cancer are not new. We race for the cure, walk for the cure, bike for the cure, and do just … Continue reading "The Ethics of a “One-Cure” Solution"

Fur has been a popular luxury product for centuries that presents an ethical dilemma. All furs were once the skin of a living animal; therefore, animal rights activists and many … Continue reading "Could Fur Be Ethical?"

“Many of the ensuing problems call for solutions that cannot wait for the world to agree on a universal right to move, some of them of an ethical nature.” This … Continue reading "Language Ethics and Government Accountability"

The social media world is a crazy world, indeed, sparking firestorms over petty things, such as the color of some dress in Scotland. Most social media postings connect people to … Continue reading "Threats on Social Media are Still Threats"

DePauw is reaching the end of its annual three-week-long “Energy Wars:” a competition between the major housing buildings on campus to reduce the amount of electricity and water that students … Continue reading "Do you have a moral responsibility to “Go Green”?"

When your name remains detached from something, most of the repercussions from saying certain things seem to disappear. The issue of anonymity online is nothing new – people have been … Continue reading "Ethics of Anonymity Online"

At the 2015 Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) conference a few weeks ago, I went to a breakout session on ethical research that is funded by the National … Continue reading "Ethics in Research: Is the Government Catching Professors Cheating?"

Congratulations to our winners!!! Taylor Zartman, Samuel Caravana and Nathaniel Fox #1- Nathaniel Fox- (Faculty Vote Winner) Street Art and Urban Pressure: Graffiti as we know here is the U.S. … Continue reading "ART OF AWARENESS SUBMISSIONS 2015- Winners announced!"

Then comes the motherfuckin’ Christopher Columbus Syndrome. You can’t discover this! We been here. You just can’t come and bogart. There were brothers playing motherfuckin’ African drums in Mount Morris … Continue reading "“The new inhabitants said the drums are loud”: Gentrification and Living Ethically in the City"

50 Shades has swept audiences off their feet, selling 100 million copies worldwide, and making $237.7 million in its global opening in theaters. In many ways, this success could have … Continue reading "Let’s Talk About…50 Shades of Grey (Part I)"