Sage

Should friends be expected to confront each other over offensive remarks? Silence can feel like loyalty to one person and abandonment to another.

Should workers get a share of the savings when they invent a more efficient process? A suggestion box should not be a one-way transfer of value.

Should historical monuments include the strongest arguments against honoring their subjects? Public memory should be able to withstand more than a flattering caption.

Should schools require students to complete major assignments without internet access? If a skill disappears when the connection drops, did the student learn it?

Is choosing the lesser evil still a moral endorsement of evil? Refusing to choose can also have consequences that someone else must live with.

Should a congregation own its place of worship rather than a distant religious authority? The people maintaining a community should have a meaningful say in its future.

Should parents receive cash instead of government-funded childcare? Public support should not assume that paid employment is every family's preferred arrangement.

Would you accept a competent unelected government over an incompetent elected one? Democracy means letting voters make choices you believe are disastrous.

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Should companies be allowed to demand loyalty during layoffs? Workers should be free to protect their future when the company is cutting jobs.

Should governments negotiate with hostage takers to save citizens? Refusing negotiations can turn individual lives into symbols of national toughness.

Should an AI safety auditor be chosen by the company it audits? Specialist companies understand their systems and can select competent reviewers.