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A prominent U.S. government official recently claimed that just war theory justifies the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Does it? To comment on this [...]
May 5, 2026
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Is partisan gerrymandering ethical? Is it ethical to respond in kind to gerrymandering by another political party? To comment on this [...]
April 25, 2026
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We are hearing a great deal recently about effective altruism. We are told that if we see a young child about to drown, we would and should rush [...]
June 5, 2023
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In September 1935, the Nazi Party asked Bernhard Lösener to draft a large portion of the infamous Nuremberg Laws, which deprived Jews of [...]
December 5, 2018
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I pass the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh every day, on my way to and from work. Yesterday, a gun-wielding assailant entered the [...]
October 28, 2018
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A few years ago, I registered for a driver’s license in my home country. I signed up for the compulsory classes and exams, which were [...]
June 6, 2017
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On 26 May 2017, three men tried to defend a pair of teenage girls, one wearing a head scarf, when a self-described white nationalist shouted [...]
June 2, 2017
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Protests such as those of Black Lives Matter often disrupt the lives of others and may incite violence, even when a peaceful demonstration is [...]
October 4, 2016
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“Advantage players” use card counting and other techniques to boost their winnings in casinos. Card counting is the practice of memorizing [...]
September 14, 2016
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The overly aggressive tax system in the US is increasingly driving individuals to abdicate their citizenship. There are Federal, state and local [...]
September 6, 2015
Ethical Decisions 