We all face difficult moral choices, benefitting some people over others. Do we give money to a homeless person we pass on the street or save it for a homeless shelter? Should we support regulations ...

I have spent my career studying moral decision-making. Through my own research and that of my colleagues, I have become acutely aware of how moral motivations and justifications warp our thinking in ...

Moral rules are rigid. The 10 Commandments of the Bible’s Old Testament, for example, include unambiguous prohibitions, such as, “Thou shalt not kill.” Similarly, Kant’s categorical imperative is ...

It is wartime. You and your fellow refugees are hiding from enemy soldiers, when a baby begins to cry. You cover her mouth to block the sound. If you remove your hand, her crying will draw the ...

Imagine you are a doctor during a deadly epidemic. As your hospital becomes overwhelmed with infected patients, you receive a vaccine that can prevent healthy people from contracting the virus, but it ...

A government attorney resigned over what he called a shift in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) mission from safeguarding the nation to chasing deportation numbers. Adam Boyd, a 33-year-old ...