The Ethical Risks of Ad-Hoc Bilingualism What kind of jobs and services might legitimately require a foot in both worlds? 17 Nov 21 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Death Row Inmates, Execution, and Choice What consideration do we owe those convicted of violent crimes? What can't we ask them to do? 16 Nov 21 | Megan Fritts
The Poland-Belarus Border Crisis: The Ethics of Blackmail Is the principled refusal to come to the negotiating table with terrorists a morally justified stance? 15 Nov 21 | Giles Howdle
Aaron Rodgers, “Critical Thinking,” and Intellectual Humility How do we distinguish between healthy epistemic habits and virtues and those which are unhealthy? 11 Nov 21 | Kenneth Boyd
Civility, Testimonial Injustice, and Commitment to Philosophy What lessons can philosophy teach us for expanding our perspective, being more generous, and seriously considering the positions of others? 10 Nov 21 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Education and Parental Control Why might parents deserve a greater say over what goes on at school? 9 Nov 21 | Marshall Bierson
Parents' Rights and Public Education How much authority should parents be granted in shaping public school curricula? 8 Nov 21 | Tucker Sechrest
COP26: What's the Point? "A man devoid of hope and conscious of being so has ceased to belong to the future." - Albert Camus 5 Nov 21 | Richard Gibson
Amazon's Influence on Literature The virtual marketplace is having a profound effect on the commodification and consumption of literature. 2 Nov 21 | Beatrice Harvey
Leaf Blowers Suck. Here’s Why. It's not just the engine emissions that makes leaf removal an environmental harm. 1 Nov 21 | Daniel Burkett
COVID and Climate Change: Taking the Long-Term Seriously What is it that makes longtermism "the world's most dangerous credo"? 28 Oct 21 | Giles Howdle
The Ethics of Protest Trolling Can this kind of intentional interference be defended as legitimate activism? 27 Oct 21 | Kenneth Boyd
Truth and Reconciliation Day How do we adequately honor the past and reflect on the harms the First Nations people have suffered? 26 Oct 21 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Individual Rights, Collective Interests, and Vaccine Mandates Is there any justifying the state's strong-arming and bullying in the name of its citizens' public health? 21 Oct 21 | Tucker Sechrest
Why You Should (Almost) Always Give a 5-Star Rating How should the disproportionate significance of a less-than-perfect review affect user behavior? 20 Oct 21 | Kenneth Boyd
A Squid Meta-Game Rule What might 'Squid Game' tell us about the loose requirements for meaningful agency that must be present in order to play any game? 19 Oct 21 | Wayne Yuen
Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Russia and the Energy Crisis On what grounds could we possibly object to the geopolitical opportunism that represents business as usual? 18 Oct 21 | Richard Gibson
'Squid Game', Class Struggle, and the Good Life The show pulls back the curtain to expose the deep stratification in the modern day debtors prison we've constructed. 14 Oct 21 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Environmental Impacts of the Fashion Industry In what ways might fashion's contribution to global ills represent unique harms in need of immediate redress? 13 Oct 21 | Katherine Hennessey
October’s Harvest: Threats to Academic Freedom The loose bounds of what we deem permissible expression are closing in on both sides. 12 Oct 21 | Benjamin Rossi
Praise and Resentment: The Moral of 'Bad Art Friend' Is there a basic truth, fundamental fact, or obvious lesson that might be hiding behind all this pettiness? 11 Oct 21 | Megan Fritts
Vaccine Hesitancy as Free-Riding A not insignificant portion of the unvaccinated continue to confound us in their refusal to acknowledge the basic demands of fairness. 8 Oct 21 | Daniel Burkett
In Defense of Eating Dogs Are there any moral considerations separating different kinds of meat? Cultural attitudes tell us one thing, but what might consistency demand? 7 Oct 21 | Timothy Hsiao
Ethics and Job Apps: Why Use Lotteries? Can we really defend our reliance on personal judgment when it comes to picking the best candidate for the job? 6 Oct 21 | Marshall Bierson