Partisanship Is Muddling the Important Debate Over Supreme Court Ethics
Ethics allegations have been raised against Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Sonia Sotomayor. Both sides have retreated into whataboutism.
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People Think Morality Is Declining. Surveys Suggest They're Wrong.
Asked about people in general, respondents perceive moral decline. But when asked about specific acts or people in their personal worlds, the data tell a different story.
FTC Chair Lina Khan Ignored Ethics Official's Advice About Meta Case, Then Said She Didn't
Plus: RIP Daniel Ellsberg, the Pioneers of Capitalism, and more...
Adam Smith Understood That We Need Each Other
The thinker's views of human sympathy, beneficence, justice, and the division of labor still resonate.
Getting Trump Was More Important to Some Journalists Than Getting the Story Right
The botched pursuit of the Russiagate story illustrates how the media shed credibility.
Should Tucker Carlson Have Protected Ye From Himself?
Plus: Supreme Court won't consider right of fetus to bring lawsuit, Biden's bid to reclassify gig workers, and more...
Counting Neurons and the Moral Standing of People vs. Animals
Total human neurons outweigh all farmed animals by a factor of 30–1.
Does Google's LaMDA Artificial Intelligence Program Have a Soul?
The future of techno-animism in a world filled with machine intelligence.
Everyone Deserves To Benefit from Medical Innovation. Yes, Even People Who Did Bad Things.
The New York Times and The Washington Post shamed the recipient of a pig heart transplant for committing a crime 35 years ago.
Ohio Passes Controversial Conscience Clause for Doctors
Opposed by LGBT and pro-choice advocacy groups, the measure allows doctors to refuse to perform treatments on moral grounds
Did Cuomo Violate Ethics Rules by Having Aides Help Him With Memoir?
The book, which garnered a $4 million deal and touted Cuomo's purported pandemic-handling competence, may have gotten the governor into hot water.
When Choosing What To Believe, People Often Choose Morality Over Hard Evidence
In new studies, many people "reported that morally good beliefs require less evidence to be justified, and that, in some circumstances, a morally good belief can be justified even in the absence of sufficient evidence."
Human Challenge Trials for Coronavirus Vaccines Are Ethical and Should Be Initiated Quickly
Volunteers would earn cash for the risks they take on our behalf.
If Bill Barr Brings Back Federal Executions, Innocent People Will Die
We need to leave ourselves room for making good when we inevitably convict the wrong people.
Bioethicist and Life Extension Opponent Daniel Callahan Has Died
A fierce, but friendly, antagonist in various bioethical controversies
Everyone Got the Dutch Teen 'Euthanasia' Story Wrong
Plus: Oakland decriminalizes mushrooms, and the ethics of "doxxing"
Will EPA Head Scott Pruitt Be Shown the Door?
A parade of nearly comical ethics scandals is overwhelming his record as a deregulator.
Selling Blood Plasma Is Not Unethical
What's immoral is telling people they can't get paid for it.
Less Regulation Means Less Opportunity for Government Corruption
Smaller government has the possibility to be more honest government.
Ban on Abortion Because of Down Syndrome Clears Ohio Legislature
A amendment from Democrats says no state money can go to defending the law in court.
Transhumanism Is Not an Alt-Right Conspiracy!
Being equally diseased, disabled, and dead is only fair, says New York magazine.
Hot Girls Wanted: Exploiting Sex Workers in the Name of Exposing Porn Exploitation?
Porn performers are accusing Rashida Jones and other Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On producers of a host of unethical and exploitative practices.
Texas Law Would Permit Doctors to Lie to Patients About the Health of Their Fetuses
Everyone should be highly skeptical of state-sponsored eugenics.
On Ethics, Trump Is No Obama
The incoming president's business entanglements are going to be a problem.
Your Self-Driving Car: Minimize Casualties or Save You?
What algorithms will actually save the most lives in the long run?
Watch Obama Mildly Throw the Palest of Shade at Comey's Clinton Letter!
There's a norm, people! A norm!
Welcome to the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, Director Comey!
The weekend reactions are both a reminder and a preview of how Clinton handles a scandal.
American Pessimism: Only 6 Percent Think the World Is Getting Better
Over the past century, the prospects and circumstances of most of humanity have spectacularly improved
Tricky Trump: A Total Sleaze or Just Unbelievably Dishonest?
Donald Trump and the $6 million in contributions to veterans groups.
It's A Moral Issue! So Just Shut Up!
Merely labeling an attitude as moral increases its strength, reports new study
Ronald Bailey Argues for Transhumanism at the Washington Post
My fellow Americans should not get to vote on what enhancements I might want
Killer Robots: Protectors of Human Rights?
Why a ban on the development of lethal autonomous weapons now is premature.
Alabama Politicians Want to Exempt Themselves From Ethics Laws
Lawmakers could get immunity from crimes if they ask for "informal opinions" first.
Some Female Genital Alteration Should Be Legal, Say U.S. Bioethicists
Not all "female genital mutilation" is destructive, they say, with some procedures no more problematic than male circumcision.
Nassim Taleb Calls Me an 'Idiot'—You Decide Who Wins GMO Debate
Taleb's anti-GMO precautionary nonsense is unethical and harms poor people
Would You Buy A Self-Driving Car That Would Kill You To Save Others?
The problem of programming ethics into autonomous vehicles
Campaign Against Sex Robots Launches, Because Some People Will Panic About Anything
Two brave researchers tackle the imaginary menace of robot prostitution.
Hey Bioethicists, Stop Treating Us Like Dim-Witted Children!
Let us decide for ourselves if genetic ignorance is bliss.
Science Works: And The Deaf Hear Video
Art was the first neurotechnology: A feel-good video to start your weekend
Actually We Should Encourage Women Who Have Abortions to Donate Fetal Tissue to Science
Researchers have used fetal tissue in developing lifesaving medical treatments including the polio vaccine.
Pope Francis Really Hates Modern Technology and Economic Progress
Which is unfortunate since only technological progress and economic growth can effectively address environmental problems
Ronald Bailey Hangs Out WIth the Bioethicists at the BEINGS 2015 Summit
Is life better than death; health better disease; wealth better than poverty? Opinions vary.