World Affairs Carrie Robinson | 13 Jul 2017 Privilege, Punishment and Cultural Relativism: The Case of Otto Warmbier Otto Warmbier's death after being imprisoned in North Korea has sparked questions of whether Warmbier displayed privilege or cultural relativism through his actions.
World Affairs Carrie Robinson | 21 Jun 2017 Saudi Arabia's Football Team Shuns a Moment of Silence Saudia Arabia's World Cup football team refused to observe a moment of silence for the London terror attack victims, sparking a controversy over respect and cultural relativism.
Fearless Girl, Charging Bull... Sketchy Dog? The debate over two dueling Wall Street sculptures has seen a new contender - in this case, a peeing pug. 7 Jun 2017 | Carrie Robinson
A Clash of Cultures Atop New Zealand's Mount Taranaki Indigenous Maori groups object to a Playboy model's choice to take a nude photo atop one of their most important cultural sites. 15 May 2017 | Carrie Robinson
Fearless Girl, Charging Bull Wall Street's sculpture showdown provokes questions of artist intent in public art. 28 Apr 2017 | Carrie Robinson
Animal Abuse on Spring Break: The Case of Total Frat Move Total Frat Move's Instagram posts depicting potential animal abuse have prompted criticism. 13 Apr 2017 | Carrie Robinson
A Research Code of Ethics, Written by the Researched Urging researchers to "come through the door, not the window," the San people of South Africa have developed their own code of research ethics. 29 Mar 2017 | Carrie Robinson
Traffic Cameras: Hidden Tax or Safety Measure? Are traffic cameras installed to increase safety or as a revenue source? 13 Mar 2017 | Carrie Robinson
The Financial Quandary of Protecting the Trumps The Trump family's frequent personal travel has increased Secret Service costs, creating controversy over using taxpayer money excessively. 10 Feb 2017 | Carrie Robinson
Life, Death, and Cryonics Cryonics, the freezing of a dead body with the hope of later revival, is a controversial practice, but might be worth the risk for some of the dead. 16 Dec 2016 | Carrie Robinson
Wearing a Safety Pin: Activism or Slacktivism? Questions linger about the fast-growing trend of wearing a safety pin as a means of protesting Trump's presidency. 22 Nov 2016 | Carrie Robinson
Is It Acceptable to Joke about North Korea? Recent scandals surrounding North Korea raise questions on joking about the country's dire situation. 18 Nov 2016 | Carrie Robinson
Did Bob Dylan Deserve a Nobel? Bob Dylan's Nobel award opens up questions of music as literature, as well as how the Nobel committee chooses its honorees. 18 Oct 2016 | Carrie Robinson
Mental Health Stigma at Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm in California recently closed a Halloween attraction, Fear VR, due to accusations that the ride stigmatizes mental health disorders. 9 Oct 2016 | Carrie Robinson
Lab-Grown Meat: Is it Kosher? How should religious leaders accommodate lab-grown meat in belief-based diet restrictions? 27 Sep 2016 | Carrie Robinson
Mother Teresa's Canonization Controversy On Mother Teresa and why even a saint has her critics. 8 Sep 2016 | Carrie Robinson
Drug Testing at Music Festivals Music festivals and drug usage seem to go hand in hand. Is it safer to make sure festival goers take clean drugs or is it better to ban them completely? 9 Dec 2015 | Carrie Robinson
McDonalds and Cultural Heritage McDonald's launched a new location in the villa of a former Taiwanese president. Does this ruin the cultural heritage the building held, and does it even hold any? 25 Nov 2015 | Carrie Robinson
Qatar's Supposed Sponsorship Qatar currently is 90% foreign workers. These workers may be trapped into jobs due to systemic abuse of the Kalafa system, but recent laws may change that. 15 Nov 2015 | Carrie Robinson
Should You Think Before You Pink? The month of October is breast cancer awareness month. But where is the money you donate really going? Is the month of pink truly benefitting patients of breast cancer? 4 Nov 2015 | Carrie Robinson
Denmark’s Lion Dissection: Learning Tool or Animal Abuse? Was the Odense Zoo's dissection of a lion wrong or did it serve a legitimate purpose? 24 Oct 2015 | Carrie Robinson
Migrant Chic? Hungarian photographer Norbert Baska sparked wild controversy with his new series "Der Migrant", featuring Syrian migrants in high couture. 15 Oct 2015 | Carrie Robinson
