The Harms of Reporting Political Insults When even the presentation of facts is non-neutral, how can journalism retain any claim to objectivity? 23 Jan 20 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Campaign Donations, Caveat Emptor, and #RefundPete Campaign donations can give contributors a sense of entitlement, but can these feelings be justified? What does our dollar really buy? What should it buy? 22 Jan 20 | A.G. Holdier
Strategic Nonviolence: An Alternative to Moral Pacifism Political protest can take many forms. While civil resistance is often thought to rally under a single banner, the aims and means of demonstration can be markedly different. 21 Jan 20 | Desmonda Lawrence
Smoking Legislation and the E-Cigarette Epidemic Government overreach or legitimate protection? 20 Jan 20 | Grace Nunnelee
The Witcher and the Lesser of Two Evils Netflix's recent adaptation delves into philosophical issues from the problem of dirty hands to questions of utilitarian calculus. 17 Jan 20 | Jake Wojtowicz
U-Haul's Anti-Smoking Workplace Wellness UHaul's new nicotine-free hiring policy masquerades as a wellness initiative, but is it merely discrimination by any other name? 16 Jan 20 | Tucker Sechrest
The Insufficiency of Black Box AI The ability to offer reasons for one's judgments is imperative in medical and legal contexts. What do we do when our AI systems can't provide them? 15 Jan 20 | Evan Butts
Can Spiritual Needs Be Met by Robots? Religion is beginning to harness the power of technology in order to reach new demographics. But can the goods that faith offers be bestowed by a machine? 14 Jan 20 | Rachel Robison-Greene
DNA Dating A new dating app uses DNA comparison to give users information about potential offspring inheriting a genetic disease. What kind of message are we sending? 13 Jan 20 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Dry January Abstinence regimes marking the new year can sometimes backfire, and asceticism isn't always a virtue. 10 Jan 20 | Kenneth Boyd
Collective Action and Climate Change: Consumption, Defection, and Motivation Should climate change policies aim at justice or fairness? 9 Jan 20 | Meredith McFadden
Military Operations and Questions of Collective Responsibility Establishing collective culpability is much more difficult than determining individual responsibility. What do different strategies offer and what part does language play? 8 Jan 20 | A.G. Holdier
WWIII?: Desensitization, Alarmism, and Anxiety Does wartime humor indicate a numbness to the violence of war or does it simply betray rising anxieties about an uncertain future? 7 Jan 20 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Jus ad Bellum: US, Iran, and Soleimani The assassination of an Iranian general fits uncomfortably in the Just War tradition. 6 Jan 20 | Meredith McFadden
Australia's Apocalyptic Summer The situation in Australia is further complicated by the climate change politics at play. It may not have caused the fires, but climate change isn't only in the minds of "raving inner-city lefties" either. 3 Jan 20 | Desmonda Lawrence
Resurrecting James Dean: The Ethics of CGI Casting From Carrie Fisher in Star Wars to James Dean in Finding Jack, the use of CGI is expanding. What could be the harm in bringing back beloved icons to the screen? 2 Jan 20 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Year in Review Our writers offer recommendations of the best reads you might have missed. 1 Jan 20 | Prindle News Hound
When Moral Arguments Don't Work Is addiction a useful framework for explaining inaction regarding global heating? Or does it simply excuse bad behavior? 31 Dec 19 | Desmonda Lawrence
State Neutrality and Public Holidays The politics behind government-recognized holidays often go unnoticed, but the message that is sent says a lot. 30 Dec 19 | Alexander Spencer
Search Engines and Data Voids The internet is awash with misinformation; internet browsers are not created equal, and search engines don't deliver identical results. 27 Dec 19 | Kenneth Boyd
Should You Eat Baby Yoda? What properties or characteristics might explain our different intuitions about the edibility of nonhuman creatures? 26 Dec 19 | A.G. Holdier
Christmas Music and Emotional Manipulation Songs like Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas" attempt to harness holiday sentiment to support charitable causes. Should they? 23 Dec 19 | Kenneth Boyd
No Country for Indigenous Men? The case of Daniel Love and Brendon Thoms asks difficult questions about immigration: Is the world comprised only of citizens and aliens? Can two of Australia's First People be deported for not having citizenship? 20 Dec 19 | Evan Butts
Of Trump and Truth The political assault on truth has far-reaching implications. Can we save government from Orwellian dystopia and rescue ethics from a world without facts? 19 Dec 19 | Desmonda Lawrence
