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?

On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. In response, Western nations have implemented an aggressive series of escalating sanctions against the Russian state and individual powerful oligarchs. One such example is the Wimbledon tennis tournament's ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes, impacting a handful of top players including Danill Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka, the second and fourth best men's and women's players, respectively. To what extent, if any, are individuals responsible for the actions of their governments?

For sixty years, Joan has been married to Roy. He recently developed severe Alzheimer's and fails to remember her when she visits him. Joan has fallen out of love for him and, instead, has developed romantic interest in her old friend Dennis. What is Joan's moral obligation to her husband, Roy? Is engaging in a relationship with Dennis morally permissible?

Dr. Pearly White is a world-renowned general dentist who has devleoped a reputation for shaming his patients with lackluster flossing habits. By not flossing, his patients put themselves at unnecessary risk for health issues. However, his ostracization tactics lead to increased dental anxiety and aversion to returning for six-month cleanings. Is it morally permissible for a medical professional to ignore patients' feelings in the name of health?

Arevia Power's Battle Born Solar Project would have created 2,600 jobs for Nevada and contributed to its goal of producing more renewable sources. However, residents argue it would ruin the beauty and character of their neighborhood. Under what circumstances is it morally permissible to align with community preferences over economic and environmental improvements?

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 Vernon, Ontario, two teenagers camped behind a grocery store. When onlooker Tami sought to help, the boys claimed to have been disowned by off-the-grid parents. Tami and others secured them basic necessities and a room in a hostel, though others desired more information before agreeing to help. It was a hoax: the boys were from a loving, middle-class California family and simply wanted be on their own. When the truth came out, Tami claimed she did not regret helping; other helpers felt manipulated. Is there a relevant relationship between charity and what a donation is used for?

In 2022, Google employee Blake Lemoine publicly suggested that the artificial intelligence program LaMDA (Langauge Model for Dialogue Applications) had become sentient upon its claim that it was "afraid of being turned off." To protect it, Lemoine attempted sought lawyer representation for LaMDA. Some philosophers suggest that, because harming a sentient being is morally high stakes, we ought to be cautious when sentience is known. Others point out that powerful artificial intelligence doesn't require sentience and that a non-human, intelligent labor force might be socially useful. Ought we extend moral consideration to artificial intelligence?

With the release of three vaccines for the COVID-19 variant, the Coronavirus pandemic is finally starting to look up. However, the pandemic has thrown the disparity between economic classes into full view. Vaccines are taking longer to get to those of a lower economic status, especially outside of Western countries, such as the United States and those in the EU. Countries unable to afford COVID vaccines are all relying on the same international fund to supply them, but it will take much more time and money for these nations to see a vaccination rate on par with the United States.

The New York Times masthead proudly proclaims that "All the News Fit to Print," which serves to remind its consumers that they are committed to impartiality. Following a wave of police killings of black men, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) wrote an opinion piece, which was featured in an issue of the Times, claiming that the US military should be deployed to quiet the civil unrest in the country. The release of Cotton's opinions sparked horror for readers and NYT employees as they felt his language could lead to further violent outcry. The Times apologized days after the op-ed's publication. Critics of the new's organization think that readers should know the positions their elected officials hold and that their response reveals liberal bias, which is not impartial reporting.

The release of Bird Box immediately had people comparing the story where people had to go blind to survive to how blindness, and disability as a whole, is perceived in society. Bird Box's actors and actresses are not blind, and can easily misrepresent what living with blindness is really like. Many people see an issue with casting an actor who does not belong to the group that the main character of the story belongs to. It also sparked a challenge where people wore blindfolds to do everyday things, which was interpreted as lowering blindness to a game. Others see no issue with it, as acting is the ability to portray something that you are not.

Cities across the United States have turned to hostile architecture to curb the homeless population within their cities. Hostile architecture is anything that makes a place less hospitable, such as spikes under an overpass or ridges on a bench to prevent sleeping. These are seen as a quick fix and could potentially benefit businesses by making the cities seem cleaner and potentially deter crime. However, the architecture does nothing to help the homeless, actively taking city funds that could be directed towards helping these people better their lives.

The arrival of postmodern art has brought with it many controversial pieces of art. Some of these art pieces have included physical harm to people, the death of animals, and the destruction of ancient art. These led to an international debate over what is art and what should be limited. If art is limited, it could potentially protect certain thoughts, ideals, or even people and animals. However, if art is limited, it restricts the avenues that artists can use in order to convey a message.

Students applying for college are not submitting their race at higher numbers than ever seen before because of its consideration in admittance. Proponents of not including race into acceptance consideration believe that these factors stereotype and discriminate against certain groups, such as Asian-Americans, whose race can be harmful to their acceptance. Those in favor of race-based admittance believe that it allows people to further express themselves and allows universities to understand their applicant pools.

Dogs have long existed as man's best friend, and with 48 million American households owning a dog, they will continue to hold this title. However, because dogs are typically pets instead of workers, people have started to question the need for purebred dogs. Purebreds are genetically predisposed to certain conditions that lower their quality of life. Purebreds are, however, still used for many necessary reasons, such as guide dogs, protection, and hunting. Not all purebreds are guaranteed to have genetic conditions, and if breeding is done away with, these dogs will no longer be born to be adopted, having no life at all.

Nick, Tyrone, Grasyon, and Zack have known each other since Kindergarten and been good friends since Middle School. Recently, Zack's girlfriend Della has been joining them for their High School lunch break. One day, Della is invited to game night, but is unable to go because of her self defense classes. All the friends are excited to learn more, and impressed by what she is able to do. When Della said that she wanted to learn knife throwing, Nick jokingly warns Zack, and jokes that if she ever pulls a knife on him, all he needs to do is pull out some bread, mayo, and ham and her instincts will kick in. This offended Della, and Nick was forced to defend his joke.

It has become more common than ever to share or borrow accounts to different streaming services, such as Netflix or Hulu. It is estimated that this account sharing is costing these streaming services over $2.7 billion dollars. Many of these shared accounts are families where children have become adults and kept using their parents accounts. These companies wonder if they need to enact stricter restrictions to limit this sharing, which to them constitutes stealing.

James loves to host parties at his house to celebrate with friends or coworkers, and alcohol is almost always involved in these parties. He believes that alcohol can be used to make people feel better, make conversation flow, and allow for more intimate relationships to form. However, the many risks involved, such as inappropriate jokes, undesired sexual contact, and even the potential of drunk driving.