Under Discussion: Right to Riot?
Can looting and vandalism ever be considered a justified response to oppression? Does it effectively communicate a message of resistance?
Under Discussion: Law and Order as Suppression and Oppression
The "law and order" slogan is nothing more than a wish return to the status quo that is fundamentally opposed to the project of racial justice.
Under Discussion: Law and Order, Human Nature, and Substantive Justice
What function is the law supposed to serve and why is that aim sometimes at odds with justice?
Kyle Rittenhouse and the Legal/Moral Limits of Self-Defense
Depictions of Rittenhouse as a brave patriot standing his ground and acting in self-defense are doing legal and moral harm.
Wildfires and Prison Labor: Crisis Continues to Expose Systemic Inequity
Upon what theory of punishment do the incarcerated not deserve protection from exploitation?
The “Wall of Moms” and Manipulating Implicit Bias
Media narratives regarding the "Wall of Moms" protests in Portland have a lot to say about implicit bias and the responsibilities of white allyship.
To Requite, To Restore, or To Deter: Punishing Amy Cooper
What model of punishment best accommodates our intuitions in this particular case?
The BARD Standard and Justified Execution
Does the very possibility of wrongful conviction — inherent to the BARD standard — render capital punishment unconscionable?
Censoring “Gratuitous” Violence
Confronting real-world violence can be an important agent of change. Might we have a social responsibility to share and bear witness to real-life horrors?
Undoing White Privilege
Identifying and disassembling the institutions of white supremacy will require a concerted effort. What does allyship require?