Expecting an exodus of Russian LGBT+ asylum-seekers, should we prioritize LGBT+ refugees? Patti T. Lenard argues we should instead focus on increasing the overall number of resettlement spots, even with serious moral compromises in who will get them. publicethics.org/post/prioritiz…

Can just war theory be used to restrain warfare rather than abused as self-serving ideology to rationalize all-out wars? Rory Cox gives us hope, showing the Hittites already used just war theory as a tool for critical self-reflection ca. 3,500 years ago. publicethics.org/post/just-war-…

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publicethics.org/post/may-you-v… New post by Attila Mráz on voting to save one person

From the Archive: The Ethics of Cosmetic Surgery by Heather Widdows (Heather Widdows) publicethics.org/post/the-ethic… #philosophy #Ethics

From the Archive: Duncan Purves discusses the ethical landscape of AI and "predictive policing" (2023): publicethics.org/post/what-s-wr…

From the Archive: Daniel Story discusses the ethics of deepfake pornography (2022): publicethics.org/post/the-ethic…

In our most recent post, Jeffrey Howard (UCL and Digital Speech Lab ) discusses many of the ethical questions raised by the substantial changes to Meta's fact-checking and content moderation policies. publicethics.org/post/metas-con…

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From the Archive: Amanda Cawston TiLPS discusses the morality of military service and progressive conscription (2017): publicethics.org/post/not-your-…

From the Archive: Natasha McKeever and Ruby Hornsby @LeedsCLSR discuss the complicated ethics of sex robots (Is It Wrong to Have Sex with a Robot? 2022): publicethics.org/post/is-it-wro…

From the Archive: Richard Stupart (Richard Stupart) and Katherine Furman discuss the moral functions of journalists in wars and conflicts (Bearing Witness: What Are Journalists Doing in Conflict Zones?, 2018): publicethics.org/post/bearing-w…

Born in the USA: The Battle Over Birthright Citizenship In our latest post, Nicholas Carroll (ANU) discusses the ethics of birthright citizenship and what it means for Trump's executive order to end it in the US. #philosophy #ethics open.substack.com/pub/publicethi…

Social Media and a Carefree Childhood In our latest blog post, Liam Shields and Luara Ferracioli discuss Australia's recent ban on social media for under-16s and the importance of a "carefree childhood". open.substack.com/pub/publicethi… Liam Shields

In our latest post, Ben Colburn looks at the explicit and implicit ethical disagreements in the UK's assisted dying debate, and also tells us about the kinds of questions we should be asking in this debate. #assisteddying #ethics Ben Colburn open.substack.com/pub/publicethi…

Trump’s gold-plated, king-like aesthetic isn’t just a matter of taste. In our latest post, Nanda Jarosz argues that clashes with democratic values and reshapes how we see power, politics, and who gets to rule. open.substack.com/pub/publicethi… Dr. Nanda Jarosz

Is consent always needed for chemical castration? In our latest post, Tom Douglas discusses the UK government's recent consideration of mandatory chemical castration for serious sex offenders. publicethics.org/post/is-consen… @tomdouglas

Is #consent always needed for chemical #castration? Prof Tom Douglas joins the debate in his Public Ethics blogpost publicethics.org/post/is-consen… #bioethics #crime #punishment

In our latest post, Cian O’Driscoll discusses the right of conquest in modern conflicts: publicethics.org/post/the-right…

What is political corruption? And how do we fight it? In our latest post, Emanuela Ceva and Maria Paola Ferretti discuss the nature and wrong of political corruption with a focus on Trump's second term. publicethics.org/post/office-wi…