Governments are not always honest about missile defense -- so is the Patriot Defense System an asset or a liability?

Do the portrayals of black men in movies and TV add to the racist stereotypes police officers often act upon?

The former Atlantic columnist's stance on abortion raises an important question: if abortion is murder, why are pro-life activists squeamish about prosecuting the women who seek them out?

Just how much should governments be able to regulate unethical consumer products?

A new Advance Directive would allow dementia patients to authorize their caretakers to stop providing them food and water if the disease worsens - even if their future self still wants to be cared for.

Does a right to self-defense guarantee access to firearms?

The 19th-century socialist calculation debate has surprising relevance today.

As humans contemplate a visit to Mars, how should they regard the importance of the Martian environment?

Donald Trump's alleged extramarital affair with Stormy Daniels was clearly wrong. But the case also raises important questions about the ethics of monogamy.

The moral quandary of chimpanzee personhood opens up many questions about our views on animal rights and capabilities.

A new book answers a contentious question: just how much has the Enlightenment improved the world?

Pushing equality in the film industry demands looking at exactly what kind of equality is the best to pursue.

At the March For Our Lives, young people stood front and center in the fight against gun violence in America.

A self-driving Uber recently killed a woman crossing a road in Arizona. The case has reopened the debate about how self-driving cars should be programmed - and who should be doing the programming.

How can European nations repay the costs of colonialism?

Should tourists still travel to a city in the midst of a water crisis?

Scandals involving powerful men like Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein have trained the spotlight on the controversial non-disclosure agreement.

The killing of a terminally ill puppy in Idaho raises questions about how we consider the moral rights of animals.

How does fiction deal with climate change, and do we take it seriously enough?

Philosophical theories of Moral Luck allow us to determine how blameworthy the actors in the Trump-Russia investigation really are.

Will the success of Black Pather herald a new age of Afrofuturism in media?

What does it mean to be a global citizen, and is it an inherently good thing?

Restaurants and food stalls alike are using the price of their meals to draw attention to identity-based inequality.

With democracies across the world seeming to fail, are there any better solutions?