Recently in the United States, bathroom usage rights for transgender people have come to the political fore. As a part of Title IX protections against gender discrimination in federally funded … Continue reading "A Libertarian Perspective On Gendered Bathroom Segregation"

What skills does high office actually require?

Investigating the case of Julianne Snow, a five-year-old girl who chose to refuse medical treatment to a degenerative neurological disease known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Do children have the capacity to consent to dying?

In 2000, nearly 415 million people used the Internet. By July 1, 2016, that number is estimated to grow to nearly 3.425 billion. That is about 46% of the world’s … Continue reading "Should You Have the Right to Be Forgotten?"

This is the second in a series on American History and the Ethics of Memory. This post originally appeared on September 15, 2015. Warner Madison doesn’t trust the police. He … Continue reading "Long Distance Information, Give Me Memphis, Tennessee"

This post originally appeared June 16, 2015. My last post discussed the bifurcated incentivization structure of capitalism: owners profit while workers become disempowered by working harder. In this post, I want … Continue reading "(How) Does Capitalism Incentivize? Part II"

This post originally appeared June 9, 2015. In my youth my parents would defend capitalism by saying that it incentivized work in contrast to communism. If you thought you could … Continue reading "(How) Does Capitalism Incentivize? Part I"

This post originally appeared October 13, 2015. A father hands over the keys to his house to a stranger, his children fast asleep upstairs. Two grandparents share their living room … Continue reading "When Is It Rational to Trust a Stranger?"

Donald Trump. Not a day goes by when I don’t hear that name. It is constantly on the news and it is what everybody is talking about. So much so, … Continue reading "Vote On Principle*"

The economy continues to struggle, the educational system underperforms and tensions exist at just about every point on the international landscape. And there is a national presidential selection process underway. … Continue reading "Uninformed Public is Danger to Democracy"

Recent protests in Kosovo have highlighted the dangers of ethnic partition as a viable conflict resolution policy.

Should ex-felons be allowed to exercise their right to vote? Or does it get taken away because they violated other laws?

This post originally appeared on October 20, 2015. In March 2015, Wisconsin became the 25th state to adopt “right-to-work” laws. Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, Montana, and West Virginia are … Continue reading "Freedom of Association and Right-to-Work Laws"

I’m voting for Hillary Clinton. As a young, liberal, white male, that may come as a surprise. Bernie Sanders has captured the heart and soul of my generation through a … Continue reading "Why I’m Voting for Hillary"

How should communities balance the benefits of exercise with the dangers of air pollution?

Terrorist negotiations are typically viewed in a negative light. But what if they will result in lasting peace for a country who has been fighting a long war?

In the wake of Syed Farook, the FBI is asking for more power to look into personal cell phone records and computer history. But Google and Apple say that's crossing a major civil liberty line.

Corn and soybeans are profitable crops, as evident by their popularity. But have these crops sneakily done more to our lives than simply give us soy butter and popcorn?

This post originally appeared November 10, 2015. In 1977, punk pioneer Poly Styrene used loud, screamed, overdriven vocals to revolt against the stereotype that “little girls should be seen and … Continue reading "Women’s Resilience and Post-Feminist Sexism"

McGraw-Hill and the Texas textbook controversy brings to light some questions about history. What story are we telling our kids and how does that matter for our nation's consciousness?

UC Davis is still recovering from a pepper spray incident from the Occupy Movement. How should colleges move forward from police brutality on students?

Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed a new bill that “[p]rohibits a person from performing an abortion if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because of: … Continue reading "Indiana’s New Abortion Law: An Ethical, Medical, or Legal Concern?"