Why Didn’t God Make Us Happier? Is there any moral value in our search to find contentment? Are we justified in our unending quest to be satisfied? 28 Dec 20 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
On Speaking Up in Polite Company What's the best strategy when confrontation comes calling this holiday season? 23 Dec 20 | Benjamin Rossi
Under Discussion: Can In Vitro Meat Help Fix What Cattle Ranching Has Broken? Do the harms of industrial agriculture make the switch to lab-grown meat a moral necessity? 22 Dec 20 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Under Discussion: Animal Dignity and Cultured Meat Does the very existence of lab-grown meat encourage us to continue to discount animal interests? 22 Dec 20 | Benjamin Rossi
Under Discussion: Aristotelian Temperance and Cultured Meat Lab-grown meat might lessen the instances of animal cruelty, but its invention also betrays an inability to keep our appetites in check. 21 Dec 20 | A.G. Holdier
Considering the Rights of Nature How can we perceive the rights and interests of entities that exist beyond our human interest in them? 18 Dec 20 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Is Canceling All Student Debt Fair? Yes. Here’s Why. Can student loan forgiveness overcome the many objections of critics? What makes these victims of higher ed deserving? 17 Dec 20 | Martina Orlandi
The Moral Need for Public Conversation about Rights in a Pandemic World The 'folk' conception of rights is a major obstacle to combating the pandemic. Perhaps it's time we had a talk about the limits of personal liberty. 16 Dec 20 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Duties to Vaccinate, Duties to Inform How might we best communicate the science to those who remain skeptical? What role do each of us have to play? 15 Dec 20 | Kenneth Boyd
This for That: Trading Vaccinations for Stimulus Checks Should citizens refusing vaccination be denied a stimulus check? Is this proposal really any different from school immunizations? 11 Dec 20 | Tucker Sechrest
Elephants Are People Too Under what conditions might a creature to become a rights-bearer? Who should get to decide? 10 Dec 20 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Is Radical Feminism Inherently Transphobic? Is there any rescuing these conceptions of "womanhood"—and the specific discrimination and oppression they identify—from the charge of biological essentialism? 9 Dec 20 | Beatrice Harvey
Bella Thorne and Celebrities Inhabiting Shared Spaces Us and them? What are the responsibilities of celebrities when participating in shared, communal spaces? 8 Dec 20 | Katherine Hennessey
Ethical Considerations of Deepfakes Is there any way the development of media manipulation technology might be justified despite the many possibilities and opportunities for abuse? 7 Dec 20 | Kiara Goodwine
Jane Austen and Moral Instability Austen has been claimed by all manner of social and political groups, but to whose camp does she rightfully belong? 4 Dec 20 | Beatrice Harvey
Wrongs that Are Wrong to Forgive? Mea culpa? What are the relevant considerations that must be assessed before offering absolution? 3 Dec 20 | Meredith McFadden
What Would Nietzsche Think of Sam and Dean Winchester? The long-running show lowers the curtain by considering a familiar theme: what to do with our freedom once we cast off the divine yoke. 2 Dec 20 | A.G. Holdier
For-Profit Coronavirus Vaccines Whatever the market can bear? Does private enterprise owe anything to public health? 1 Dec 20 | Kiara Goodwine
Moral Problems with Mink Production Is the potential threat to human life and harm done to animals enough to overcome business interests and property rights? 30 Nov 20 | Kenneth Boyd
Revisiting the Trail of Tears: Tribal Control and Environmental Justice Under what conditions should US agencies be allowed to interfere with the governance of tribal lands? 27 Nov 20 | Rachel Robison-Greene
The Ethics of Pardoning What justification can we offer for a tool that flies in the face of our moral convictions regarding fairness, justice, and equality before the law? 25 Nov 20 | Marshall Bierson
What Reddit Can Teach Us About Moral Philosophy Is there any moral knowledge to be gained wading through others' sticky situations online? 24 Nov 20 | Beatrice Harvey
Pet Ownership and the Ethical Perils of Domination In what ways does our position in relation to domesticated animals place additional duties of care upon us? 23 Nov 20 | Benjamin Rossi