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The Ethics of Telling All: What’s at Stake in Memoir Writing?
In memoir writing, where's the line between tell-all and telling too much?
Pinterest’s Block on Anti-Vaccination Content
Pinterest quietly removed anti-vaccination content from the site, making both 'anti-vax' and 'vaccine' unsearchable. Was this the right thing to do?
Nasty, Brutish and Online: Is Facebook Revealing a Hobbesian Dystopia?
Was Thomas Hobbes right about human nature, and is Facebook proving it?
Opinion
Christianity’s Role in Alt-Right Terrorism: More than an Aesthetic
Recent events have raised questions about Christianity's relation to alt-right ideology and its role in right-wing terrorism.
Cultural Value, Charitable Giving, and the Fire at Notre Dame
The fire at Notre Dame was a huge cultural event matched only by the outpouring of support from donations and social media posts in response. But shouldn't there be other things we support just as strongly?
Why We Shouldn’t Have to Have the White History Month Conversation
Black History Month is occasionally accompanied by discourse on the possibility of "white history month." What makes it wrong?
Culture
Cancel Culture
As our social/political commentary continues to evolve on social media, we should ask what the value of cancelling someone really is.
Lil Nas X vs. Billboard: The Charting Conundrum of “Old Town...
Are the boundaries of genre serving to create divides based on race in the music industry? And how might Billboard be complicit?
Power, Pollution, and Golf
Maybe golf is the most emblematic sport of the 21st century -- but that isn't necessarily a good thing.
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Should We Mute Michael Jackson?
What obligations do those in the entertainment industry have to the public in the wake of criminal allegations? Is censorship ever appropriate prior to legal conviction? Must public use be a political act?
Game of Thrones, Avengers: Endgame, and the Ethics of Spoilers
Where does the wrong we feel in spoiled book and movie twists come from? What is spoiler etiquette based on?
Christianity’s Role in Alt-Right Terrorism: More than an Aesthetic
Recent events have raised questions about Christianity's relation to alt-right ideology and its role in right-wing terrorism.
Fixing What We’ve Broken: Geoengineering in Response to Climate Change
Geoengineering is often touted as the cure for fallout due to climate change. What does it promise and what are the risks?
Blame and Forgiveness in Student Loan Debt
What do Elizabeth Warren's proposed policies regarding student debt relief say about responsibility and fairness?
Is the Filibuster Democratic?
Is a tool used as obstruction to legislation antithetical to the Senate's purpose, or perfectly attuned to it? Is the filibuster the "Soul of the Senate" or the death of democracy?