Is This an Emergency?: Why Language Matters
The language we use to describe the state of our world has significant influence in motivating human action.
Transactionalism in U.S. Foreign Policy
The Trump-Ukraine scandal is just the most recent example of the transactional stance the U.S. has taken with regard to foreign aid. What implications might this shift have for the global community?
Power and Perception: The Ethics of Urban Exploration
Urban exploration can change our connection to the world and the way we see ourselves in it. But it can also reinforce a sense of entitlement and separation.
On the Question of Strategic Voting
What are our responsibilities at the ballot box? What does it mean for a vote to be insincere? Do we have an obligation to vote our conscience at the ballot box?
The Ethics of Homeschooling
The vast difference in states' standards for homeschooling raises troubling questions about children's growth and their prospects of ever developing real autonomy. It also casts doubt on the legitimacy of home-based learning.
Pia Klemp and The Ethics of Migrant Taxiing
Pia Klemp's rescue of refugees in the Mediterranean has garnered praise as well as punishment. What do such actions deserve?
EEE and the Eradication of Mosquitoes
Is the annihilation of a species a justified response to the threat Mosquitoes pose? What about genetic modification? Who gets to decide?
MAGA, Morality, and the Paradox of Tolerance
Tolerance does not, and cannot, require tolerating intolerant views. And it is not hypocrisy to say so.
American Social Media Support of the Hong Kong Protests
Issue of free speech lie at the heart of the Hong Kong protests. And exercising our right to it (especially on social media) has important consequences for Hong Kong, as does our silence.
Ellen, George W. Bush, and the Duty to Be Kind
Ellen has defended herself against recent public backlash by asserting a basic obligation to be kind to others. What might this duty entail? What might be its limits?