Reparations
June 30, 2019
The United States brutally enslaved African Americans for its first hundred or so years of…
Rights Tagged Episodes
The Radical Democracy Movement
March 31, 2019
Liberal democracy has its problems, including the fact that in trying to build consensus, it…
The Philanthropy Trap
February 24, 2019
Many of us generally admire people who donate large sums of money to charity. Yet…
Affirmative Action: Too Little or Too Much?
January 20, 2019
Addressing our nation’s history of racial injustice can be a truly backbreaking endeavor. Race-based affirmative…
Gun Control
November 4, 2018
The right to bear arms, as guaranteed by the Second Amendment, is at once both…
Your Lying Eyes – Perception, Memory, and Justice
September 9, 2018
The criminal justice system often relies on the testimony of eyewitnesses to get convictions. Yet…
Edward Snowden and the Ethics of Whistleblowing
April 1, 2018
You might think we each have a moral duty to expose any serious misconduct, dishonesty,…
Food Justice
October 8, 2017
The number of chronically hungry people in the world is over 800 million, yet developed…
Racial Profiling and Implicit Bias
June 18, 2017
Whether for counterterrorism measures, street level crime, or immigration, racial profiling of minorities occurs frequently.…
Captivity
April 9, 2017
Whether it’s people incarcerated in prisons, or animals confined in zoos, aquariums, laboratories, farms, and…
Dignity Denied: Life and Death in Prison
January 10, 2016
According to the Treatment Advocacy Center, there are more people living with mental illness in…
The Changing Face of Feminism
September 20, 2015
Reactions to the word ‘feminist’ today range from staunch rejection or ambivalence to fervent endorsement…
Are Some People Better Than Others?
August 23, 2015
Egalitarian principles play an important role in our moral and political discourse. Yet there’s no…
Regulating Bodies
February 8, 2015
Most countries allow their citizens to smoke cigarettes, get intoxicated, and eat unhealthy food –…
Gay Pride & Prejudice
June 2, 2013
The question of gay rights has become a hot button issue, with opposition taking on…
Should Marriage Be Abolished?
March 3, 2013
State-sanctioned marriage has long been regarded as one of the bedrocks of a stable society. …
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