Is refusing to attend an expensive wedding unreasonable? Friendship should not come with a bill the guest cannot comfortably pay.
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Should a profitable company be allowed to lay off staff simply to raise its share price? Legal ownership does not settle what a business owes the people who built it.
Should workplaces ban emotion-recognition software even if workers agree to it? Consent is questionable when refusing might damage your career.
Should human enhancement research be paused until access can be made fair? A technology can work exactly as designed and still deepen inequality.
Does choosing not to have children reduce what you owe future generations? The future matters even if nobody in it carries your surname.
Should public agencies publish the cost of delaying every major decision? Doing nothing can be as expensive as choosing badly.
Should governments need public approval before changing the voting system? Incumbents should not design the rules of the contest they hope to win.
Should platforms suspend paid political ads while checking disputed deepfakes? News context: Reuters reported lawmakers’ allegations about foreign misinformation. The report distinguish… See more
Should friends be expected to celebrate success they privately envy? Friendship includes showing up even when another person's success triggers uncomfortable feelings.
Is it wrong to stay friends with someone whose politics you find harmful? Friendship can preserve a channel for honest disagreement and change.
Should schools punish students for lawful speech outside school? Schools should address serious harm without claiming authority over every private opinion.
Should roommates split rent by bedroom size rather than equally? Unequal private space deserves a different price when everyone shares the common areas.