In the aftermath of World War II, seeking to gain a military advantage over the Soviet Union, United States intelligence smuggled over 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians into the U.S. in a covert programed called Operation Paperclip. Some of these former Nazis were involved in despicable war crimes, yet the operation led to the design of rockets putting America on the moon and might have allowed the United States the edge in the Cold War. Is it ever morally permissible to excuse moral evils for the sake of scientific or social progress?

ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool that uses machine learning algorithms to generate written content. Some argue that it is an efficient and cost-effective solution for producing large quantities of work, useful both for news organizations to generate articles quickly and businesses to save time and resources. However, as automation's prevalence increases, there is a risk that tools like ChatGPT may displace human workers. Others worry who ought to be credited as an author when employing ChatGPT, the spread of misinformation, or even the homogenization of written content. What impacts ought to be considered as we adopt AI technologies?

In 1955, three days after allegedly harrassing then-twenty-one-year-old Carolyn Bryant in a store, fourteen-year-old Emmett Till was found burtally murdered by the Tallahatchie River. Bryant's husband and his half-brother were tried for Till's murder and found not guilty by an all-white jury. Later, Carolyn Bryan recanted her claims and revealed that Till never harrassed her. In July of 2022, an unserved arrest warrant for her accomplice in murder was found in a courthouse basement, but the grand jury refrained from issuing an indictment over cocerns of insufficient evidence. Decades later, what might securing justice for Emmett Till look like?

61% of countries have a drinking age of eighteen or nineteen, yet the United States' was raised to 21 in 1984. This amendment has resulted in a 16% decline in motor vehicle crashes, though critics argue it is illogical to give an eighteen-year-old the right to vote and join the military yet prohibit alcohol intake. Additionally, this results in unsupervised and/or binge drinking, a hazard to young adults' health. What factors are morally relevant in determining the legal drinking age?

From July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, 1,145 books were banned across the United States, 41% and 33% containing characters of color and LGBTQ+ themes or main characters, respectively. One instance of mandated censorship is Flordia's HB 1557 "Don't Say Gay" bill. Legislation supporters emphasize concern about parental rights to control what children are taught about gender and sexuality, whereas critics of the bill point to the LGBTQ+ youth suicide rate and the benefits of representation. What is the relationship between parents, teachers, and the content of classroom discussion? When, if ever, is it morally permissible to ban books?

Aria believes the institution of college Greek life is incompatible with her desires to address racial injustice and promote female empowerment. However, she feels the community it could bring would improve her mental heath––maybe she could even use the sorority's substantial audience to promote change from the inside. To what extent is Aria obligated to sacrifice personal satisfaction for the betterment of her community?

Are special interest schools, or schools that cater to particular communities and minority groups, democratic safe havens or drivers of inequality? Should our schools preserve and maintain group identities and cultures or produce a single civic identity?

Happy the elephant has lived in the Bronx Zoo's one-acre enclosure for forty-five years. The Nonhuman Rights Project garnered 1.5 million signatures in support of her release and personhood status, while zookeepers assure protestors that she receives extensive care and interaction. Some suggest ruling in favor of Happy's personhood would provide an opportunity to consider the improved treatment of non-human sentient beings, whereas others point out that doing so would drive up research costs and threaten to impede critical medical breakthroughs that benefit humans and animals. Should Happy be granted personhood status?

After Gawker Media published a scandalous video of wrestler Hulk Hogan, he sued the company for privacy violation, and a third party invesited $10 million to help Hogan win. Aside from personal motivations, litigation financing can be a profitable investment. At its best, the practice can help poor and powerless underdogs achieve reparations for the harms rich and powerful Goliaths have caused them. At its worst, the practice can stimulate further fiscal corruption within the U.S. legal system and ruin businesses on account of mere personal vendettas. Should litigation financing be permissible? Or does it carry too many troubling risks?

In August 2017, the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, VA turned violent, and sparked controversy over the white nationalist, alt-right, and KKK ideologies that many demonstrators espoused. On social media, photos of the demonstrations were widely circulated and @YesYoureRacist began to gather and release the names of right-wing demonstrators in the photographs using the hashtag #ExposeTheAltRight. The photos, with identifying names and hometowns, were retweeted tens of thousands of times and demonstrators faced real-life consequences. What, if any, right to privacy does someone who attends a public event have? This practice, called "doxing" currently takes place related to many different issues and events. Under what conditions, if any, is it morally permissible?

Should Black Americans receive reparations for slavery and/or continuing discrimination? Does a person need to have cause a harm in order to be morally accountable for that harm, or is it enough that they benefit for the legacy of that harm?

Sam goes over to their friend Jake's house for dinner, where Jake's father and brother make hateful, bigoted comments. Should Sam confront them and stand up to hate or stay silent because it is not Sam's place?

People from underprivileged socio-economic backgrounds are sometimes arrested and jailed for failure to pay their legal fees or fines for low-level offenses. Under what circumstances is it morally permissible to put people in jail for failing to pay their debts? How does the fact that those imprisoned tend to be undereducated minorities who are in some cases suffering from mental illness?