Tag: Ethical question
Should investors buy marijuana stocks?
Sandra Woien, Arizona State University
Illinois recently became the 11th state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. As more states follow suit, legal cannabis spending...
Why parents should think twice about tracking apps for their kids
Joel Michael Reynolds, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The use of self-tracking and personal surveillance technologies has grown considerably over the last decade. There are now...
3 moral reasons why parents need to get their children vaccinated...
Joel Michael Reynolds, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The U.S. hit a terrible and entirely preventable milestone this week: Measles cases are at a 25-year high....
How to stay honest this tax season
Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University
As Americans begrudgingly work through their taxes this year, many could be facing a moral struggle about whether to...
Do you have a moral duty to pay taxes?
Brookes Brown, Clemson University
It’s tax season. Americans will pay an average of US$10,489 in personal taxes – about 14 percent of the...
Should we judge people for their past moral failings?
Andrew Khoury, Arizona State University
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is facing a controversy after a photograph surfaced from his medical school yearbook showing one person...
Is it unethical to give your cat catnip?
Debra Merskin, University of Oregon
As the Christmas season gets underway thoughts turn to buying gifts for the entire family. For some, companion animals...
3 ethical reasons for vaccinating your children
Joel Michael Reynolds, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Across the country, billboards are popping up suggesting that vaccines can kill children, when the science behind vaccination...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
