The Continued Saga of Education During COVID-19 How can we design an educational model in our current circumstances that might serve everyone's needs from children to parents to teachers? 24 Sep 20 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Waiting for a Coronavirus Vaccine? Watch Out for Self-Deception Optimism can sometimes infect belief-formation. And once it takes hold, it's extremely difficult to uncouple. 23 Sep 20 | Martina Orlandi
Anti-Maskers and the Dangers of Collective Endorsement Anonymity in the online environment renders expertise obsolete. Do facts stand a chance? 22 Sep 20 | Kenneth Boyd
Is the U.S. Becoming Less Democratic? Dewey's diagnosis of a splintered American public is as accurate now as it was then. How can we help the public find itself? 21 Sep 20 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Causality and the Coronavirus The difficulty in grasping technical relations like 'causation'—aided by the spread of misinformation on social media—is leading the public to misinterpret (and misrepresent) key data. 18 Sep 20 | Kevin Lanning and Ashley Kennedy
Is Prenatal Sex Discernment Unethical? An ultrasound can only tell you so much, and we have a harmful tendency to fill in the rest before the baby is even here. 17 Sep 20 | Kiara Goodwine
Debate over the Anti-Racist Reading List How should we approach the literature of racial justice, and how far can it take us? 16 Sep 20 | Beatrice Harvey
When Are Leaders Culpable? How do we know when those in command are at moral fault? How do we separate individual responsibility from the exploitation of trust? 15 Sep 20 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
Moral Luck and the Judgment of Officials What responsibility do judges bear in assessing individual's moral culpability for outcomes that are the product of luck? 14 Sep 20 | James M. Okapal
Under Discussion: Dog Whistles, Implicatures, and "Law and Order" Coded messages and dog whistles like "law and order" signify much more than their literal meaning suggests. 11 Sep 20 | A.G. Holdier
Under Discussion: Right to Riot? Can looting and vandalism ever be considered a justified response to oppression? Does it effectively communicate a message of resistance? 11 Sep 20 | Benjamin Rossi
Under Discussion: Law and Order as Suppression and Oppression The "law and order" slogan is nothing more than a wish return to the status quo that is fundamentally opposed to the project of racial justice. 10 Sep 20 | Meredith McFadden
Under Discussion: Law and Order, Human Nature, and Substantive Justice What function is the law supposed to serve and why is that aim sometimes at odds with justice? 10 Sep 20 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Under Discussion: The Multiple Ironies of "Law and Order" The political slogan has long been associated with doublespeak regarding equality under the law. 9 Sep 20 | Evan Butts
Kyle Rittenhouse and the Legal/Moral Limits of Self-Defense Depictions of Rittenhouse as a brave patriot standing his ground and acting in self-defense are doing legal and moral harm. 8 Sep 20 | Meredith McFadden
Against Abstinence-Based COVID-19 Policies Colleges' policies regarding students and gatherings offers another lesson about using ideal theory in a non-ideal world. 7 Sep 20 | A.G. Holdier
The Pardon of Alice Marie Johnson Johnson's sentence was a miscarriage of justice, but her pardon appears motivated by political ends. 4 Sep 20 | Kiara Goodwine
It’s Just a Game: The Ethics of Tom Clancy’s Not-So-Elite Squad Video games may not directly incite violence, but that doesn't mean they can't still send dangerous messages. 3 Sep 20 | Kenneth Boyd
Stereotyping and Statistical Generalization Painting with broad strokes? All the facts and figures in the world can't tell you about a single individual's lived experience. 2 Sep 20 | Marshall Bierson
Modern Monetary Theory, Taxation, and Democracy What happens when government budgets become spending plans rather than balance sheets? 1 Sep 20 | Matthew S.W. Silk
The Dangerous Allure of Conspiracy Theories What is it about us and our politics that makes us so susceptible to tales of enchantment and intrigue? 31 Aug 20 | Beatrice Harvey
Seneca, Stoicism, and Thinking Better about Fear What lessons can Stoicism offer us for navigating these uncertain times? 28 Aug 20 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
The Uses and Abuses of Political Hypocrisy Ethics of responsibility or the ethics of conviction? Under what conditions is hypocrisy preferable to non-hypocrisy? 27 Aug 20 | Benjamin Rossi
Wildfires and Prison Labor: Crisis Continues to Expose Systemic Inequity Upon what theory of punishment do the incarcerated not deserve protection from exploitation? 26 Aug 20 | Meredith McFadden