What are our responsibilities to those who have caused harm? What are and are not appropriate responses to a fallen foe?

What responsibility, if any, does JAY-Z have with regards to Colin Kaepernick and his partnership with the NFL?

What, if any, obligation does Jay-Z, as a high-profile advocate for social justice and a recognizable brand, have to not condone or distract from the NFL's many public relation problems?

Violating state sovereignty by intervening on environmental grounds is an under-discussed topic. As the world shrinks and our problems expand, what role will our modern conceptions of the nation-state play in our future?

From wildlife selfies to zoos, our use of animals for entertainment purposes often betrays an inability to take on another's vantage.

As the object of a treaty between two sovereign nations, what responsibility do we have to the autonomy of Hong Kong?

Trump's embrace of the 'nationalist' label has drawn criticism. Is there any version of nationalism that is defensible?

The Supreme Court has refused to protect physician-assisted suicide at the federal level, but the number of states with aid-in-dying legislation is growing. What are the legal principles and moral values at play?

The growing climate crisis is highlighting our interconnectedness; one nation's consumption is another nation's problem.

Developing human/non-human embryos for research and organ transplant raises tough questions about the value of human life and the politics of species taxonomy.

Recent legal challenges to the use of 'meat' and 'milk' labels for alternatives (from Tofurky to soymilk and even in vitro meat) lack legal weight and moral reason.

Roll-backs and deregulation concerning 'threatened' species raise questions about the weighing of human and animal interests.

Should we be concerned about Google mining user data to generate consumer profiles? What does data transparency require?

A coercive data collection campaign in China raises questions about corporate complicity. What obligation, if any, do companies have when their goods are being used to cause harm or violate others' rights?

Should it be revealed that our actions are not as autonomous as we assume them to be, how might this impact our conception of punishment and desert?

The divergence between the concepts of justice and fairness can easily be seen in prosecutors' different explanations of their relationship to the law.

Mill endorsed free and open debate as a machine capable of refining and reinforcing truth. There were, however, limits. On his view, political correctness is not a restriction of free speech but a basic tenet.

The transition to an ebook market for college textbooks has important consequences for internet piracy and student debt.

Algorithms curating and recommending media content can create echo chambers; they can reinforce misinformation and normalize hate-speech. How can we resist?

Research involving animal embryos that have human cells requires us to revisit our standards regarding moral status.

Progress has been made, but we still have a long way to go to fulfill our moral obligations with regard to animal rights.

The move to grant non-human animals, and even non-organisms like rivers, legal personhood prompts reflection on our evolving conception of rights.

Debate over revenue neutral or non revenue neutral carbon taxes asks whether its is a tool for changing individual financial incentives or funding climate adaptation? What are the ethical implications? What are the political implications?

California's housing shortage touches on everything: privilege, fairness, class conflict, and free-riders.