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On the Morality of: Euthanasia (May 24, 2007)
Is there ever a defensible case to be made for assisting the terminally ill in ending their own lives?
On the Morality of: Gay Marriage (August 31, 2007)
No morality grounded in reason can offer any excuse for denying two people in love the right to spend their lives together.
On the Morality of: Prostitution (November 26, 2007)
Is legalizing prostitution the best way to remedy the undeniable harm it often does to women?
On the Morality of: Cloning (December 28, 2007)
Reproductive cloning solves no pressing problem, but therapeutic cloning very well may.
On the Morality of: Recreational Drug Use (February 29, 2008)
The "war on drugs" is wasteful, counterproductive and an offense to freedom. There is no rational reason to prevent mature adults from using euphoriant substances.
On the Morality of: Abortion (April 28, 2008)
Moral personhood comes from the ability for conscious thought. Thus, a fetus whose brain has not developed sufficiently to make conscious thought possible is not a person, and no harm is done by aborting it.
On the Morality of: Forgiveness (June 30, 2008)
Forgiveness should be given when it is earned, not dispensed in response to performing magical rituals.
On the Morality of: Torture (August 26, 2008)
An exploration of whether the infamous "ticking time bomb" scenario justifies the use of torture in other instances.
On the Morality of: Conservation (October 26, 2008)
Concern for the future demands that we live sustainably in the present.
On the Morality of: Patriotism (January 12, 2009)
Patriotism can become destructive tribalism when carried to excess, but it has also brought about some of humanity's most potent calls for reform and revolution.