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On an Imperative to Educate People on the History of Race...
"History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history." - James Baldwin
The Cost of Free Speech
Freedoms come with responsibilities and must be balanced against other moral values.
The Ethics of Presidential Polling
Can we justify the choice to make unofficial presidential polling data available to the masses while the result is still out?
Opinion
Can Hyperfemininity Be Radical?
Is there progress regarding sexual politics that can be made by leaning into the male gaze?
When Should We Be Undemocratic?
On what grounds might barring a politician from ever running for public office again be justified?
The Cost of Free Speech
Freedoms come with responsibilities and must be balanced against other moral values.
Culture
Philosophical Insights from Great Literature
What formative moral lessons hide in plain sight within the pages of the books that charted our childhood?
Leaving Britney Alone
At bottom, the stories swirling around the pop icon all presume to pass judgment on another's capacity for autonomy.
‘Locked Down’: Representing the Pandemic on Screen
What, if any, constraints should there be on the way the story we are currently living gets told?
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Philosophical Insights from Great Literature
What formative moral lessons hide in plain sight within the pages of the books that charted our childhood?
Incentivizing the Vaccine-Hesitant
Should our vaccination strategy be aimed at changing hearts and minds or merely changing behavior?
Implications of Exonerations
What might explain the difference in our intuitions regarding the death penalty and life in prison?
Leaving Britney Alone
At bottom, the stories swirling around the pop icon all presume to pass judgment on another's capacity for autonomy.
‘Locked Down’: Representing the Pandemic on Screen
What, if any, constraints should there be on the way the story we are currently living gets told?
The Ethics of Vaccination Passports
The coronavirus has exposed and exacerbated all sorts of inequalities. A new policy proposal only compounds the problem.