In response to the growing climate crisis, Saudia Arabian company NEOM has begun developing a "city of the future," THE LINE. This community will depend entirely on renewable energy, running roughly 100 miles long across the desert. Its interior will be climate-controlled, emissions-free, and carbon negative, providing residents with a high-speed rail and five-minute walk to all facilities. However, this project is sponsored by the Saudia Arabian government, a power notorious for human rights violations and control of 17% of the world's petrolium reserves. Is this futuristic city worthy of critique or praise?

Citing security concerns, in the early 2000s Israel began to build a wall across the occupied territories of the West Bank, effectively isolating and restricting the movement of 25,000 Palestinians to and from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the United Nations (UN) condemned the barrier, and so does the BDS movement. What are the most morally salient consequences of boycotting, in this case? What do you think about the moral efficacy of boycotting in general? What is the role of American politicians in speaking about Israel?

The US FBI has maintained a No Fly List since shortly after 9/11. As of 2016, there were approximately 81,000 people on the list, though only 1,000 of those were US persons. Some argue that the list is an unjustified violation of civil liberties, since a person need not be convicted of a crime to be added to the list. The list also can lead to false positives. However, the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center argues that it is an important counterterrorism measure.