Criminal Justice Rachel Robison-Greene | 18 Jul 2017 Taking Stock of Solitary Confinement's Mental Toll Though solitary confinement in prisons remains a divisive issue, evidence of the practice's detrimental effects is mounting.
Featured Daniel Beck | 10 Jul 2017 South Sudan's Famine and the Moral Relevance of Distance Should we make decisions on humanitarian aid based on the proximity of those afflicted?
Diagnosis from a Distance: The Ethics of the Goldwater Rule Debates around psychiatrists' role in the political sphere have taken on new life under Donald Trump's presidency. 5 Jun 2017 | Daniel Beck
The Fire Beneath Our Feet Coal fires, furthered by mining and human activity, continue burn around the world - and many won't be extinguished for centuries. 25 May 2017 | Eleanor Price
Harm Reduction, Moral Relativism, and Female Genital Mutilation Formulating strategies to address female genital mutilation largely depend on the philosophical underpinnings guiding them. 22 May 2017 | Daniel Beck
Drug Addiction: Criminal Behavior or Public Health Crisis? How should societies balance the medical roots of addiction while addressing the social damage it causes? 11 May 2017 | Daniel Beck
A Trump-Themed People’s Climate March Intern Kiara Goodwine documents her experience at the 2017 People's Climate March. 9 May 2017 | Kiara Goodwine
Homeless in Utah, Desperately Seeking a Backyard "Not in my backyard" has combined with gentrification to create a harmful force affecting Utah's homeless. 4 May 2017 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Is Activism the Most Ethical Way to Fight Climate Change? Activism has become a powerful and targeted tool in the Trump era. Is it useful for fighting massive problems like climate change? 27 Apr 2017 | Kiara Goodwine
What Happened at Ramjas: Tyranny of the Nation The violent protests at India's Ramjas College have as much to do with nationalism as they do free speech. 12 Apr 2017 | Summer Pappachen
Peter Singer and the Ethics of Effective Altruism Peter Singer has advocated for a form of altruism that prioritizes the effectiveness of aid in lessening suffering above all else. What are the implications of his position? 10 Apr 2017 | Pamela J. Hobart
The Ethics of an Atheist Pope Pope Francis has not said he is an atheist, but he has made statements supporting atheism over hypocrisy. What would the implications be if the Pope were an atheist? 7 Apr 2017 | Gabriel Andrade
Should We Avoid or Engage Moral Dilemmas? When confronting a moral dilemma, is it better to engage with the issue or avoid getting involved entirely? 6 Apr 2017 | Rachel Robison-Greene
What Happened at Ramjas : A Voiceless India Violent protests at India's Ramjas College have threatened the role of free speech in Indian society. 5 Apr 2017 | Summer Pappachen
Respecting the Dead: The Case of Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant What does the examination of Charles Byrne's body after death, against his wishes, say about respecting the dead? 4 Apr 2017 | Daniel Beck
Peter Singer and the Ethics of Eugenics Pamela J. Hobart argues that more nuance is needed when deciding what counts as eugenics, and whether eugenics can be ethical. 27 Mar 2017 | Pamela J. Hobart
Move Over, Mercator: World Maps in Boston's Public Schools On changing to the Gall-Peters world map projection in Boston's public schools. 22 Mar 2017 | Amy Brown
Does the United States Steal Nurses from the Developing World? Nurses from developing countries often leave for jobs in the United States or the United Kingdom, leaving the healthcare systems of their home countries struggling. 20 Mar 2017 | Daniel Beck
DACA and the Dangers of College Campuses Donald Trump's threat to repeal DACA puts universities with undocumented students in a difficult position. 14 Mar 2017 | Peper Langhout
Should Private Schools be Outlawed? Public education advocates grapple with a thorny issue: should parents help their children succeed, even through unequal methods? 3 Mar 2017 | Daniel Beck
On Providing Safe Spaces for Drug Use When fighting addiction, should societies try to discourage dangerous behavior or limit its effects? 2 Mar 2017 | Meredith McFadden
Loitering, Jaywalking, Mopery: Crime or Punishment? Selective enforcement of laws for offenses like loitering effectively weaponize cities against the homeless. 20 Feb 2017 | Peper Langhout
