The Right to Resentment: On the Moral Logic of Holding a Grudge
I have been holding a grudge for three years now. People tell me to let it go. But what if the pressure to forgive is itself a kind of moral problem?
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The Mars Delusion, the One-Way Pledge, and the Moons We Haven’t Named
NASA’s Curiosity rover captured this 360-degree view from within Gediz Vallis channel on Mars. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS What We Talk About When We Talk About Mars There is a version of the Martian future that Silicon Valley sells you in keynote presentations. Red deserts turned green. Glass domes with parks and schools. A second home for…
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The Price of a Clean Conscience: On Moral Licensing and the Ethics of Feeling Good About Yourself
Doing something good feels good. That feeling might be the problem. Moral licensing is the hidden psychological mechanism that turns virtue into permission, shaping everything from who gets hired to how we treat the planet.
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The Right to Look Away: On Moral Attention, Burnout, and When It’s Okay to Not Care
I spent a month last year trying to keep up. Every morning I would wake up, open my phone, and try to absorb everything that had happened while I was asleep. A humanitarian crisis in one country. A political scandal in another. A school shooting. A climate report. An AI development that might change everything….
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Justice vs Equity: Public Institutions Failing the Poor and Middle Classes?
Public institutions say they deliver justice, but many poor and middle‑class families feel the system is rigged. Justice vs Equity: Public Institutions Failing the Poor and Middle Classes asks whether courts, schools, and healthcare really treat everyone the same or just protect the comfortable classes. Justice vs Equity: What the Public Needs to Know Justice…
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Animal Rights and the Expansion of the Moral Circle: An Ethical Framework
The question of whether animals have moral rights forces us to examine who belongs inside the circle of moral concern. This essay explores the philosophical arguments, the welfare-versus-rights distinction, and what the expansion of our ethical community demands of us.
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The Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Moral Obligations to Those Who Depend on Us
Making end-of-life decisions for those who cannot decide for themselves is one of the most profound ethical challenges we face. This essay explores the moral frameworks we bring to care, the weight of proxy decision-making, and what our choices reveal about justice, compassion, and the scope of our ethical obligations.
