This article examines the ethical implications of measuring the purity of the ingredients drugs so recreational users can be informed about the substances.

Marvel's newest hit Captain Marvel was marketed with female empowerment in mind, but what about the heavy military message?

What should our outlook be on "medically induced" happiness? Is it the same as "natural" happiness?

Hyperpartisanship is not helped when potential candidates are seemingly more interested in their egos than their policies.

Autopsies and exhumations: what are our duties to the dead?

How ethical is economic rent implemented broadly in the context of capitalism?

Is it dangerous or productive to filter the Trump administration through the lens of classical studies?

What challenges are facing Appalachian coal towns, and how can they be helped?

We often define the moral community on the basis of whether a being is self-aware or not. But what happens when our scientific conceptions of consciousness change?

The celebratory nature of Mardi Gras often means overlooking one huge source of waste: Mardi Gras beads themselves.

Pinterest quietly removed anti-vaccination content from the site, making both 'anti-vax' and 'vaccine' unsearchable. Was this the right thing to do?

In climate change rhetoric, we often focus on future generations. What's the moral underpinning of this argument?

Has America become an oligarchic state with regard to corruption, and can Elizabeth Warren's proposal help get things back on track?

Black History Month is occasionally accompanied by discourse on the possibility of "white history month." What makes it wrong?

Gun violence is more than mass shootings in the news - many gun deaths are the result of suicide. Why have we overlooked this crisis?

Public opinion on capital punishment is shifting. Is this change justified?

A businessman is suing his parents for causing his life. What's behind this antinatalist belief?

Government shutdowns are often a highly partisan issue. So how should we parse the most recent one?

Colorado students are testifying in favor of a bill that would make comprehensive sex education the norm in public schools, but not all parents are happy with the legislation.

Esquire's featuring of a white, male teenager as their cover story during Black History Month was just one strike against an ultimately concerning cover story.

The INF Treaty was a crucial milestone in the ending of the Cold War, so what does it mean for the US to withdraw now?

Is the western understanding of mental health and mental illness necessarily the best understanding?

Hip-hop has a complex relationship with old school and new school, but J. Cole might bring the genre to a more stylistically inclusive middle ground.

The recent scandals of blackface and blatant racism in Virginia are obviously bad. Are laws that lead to racist intent equally so?