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People gather in Corona, a neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City, to denounce ICE arrests on Aug. 10, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty Images news

The ethical cases for immigration as a human right

A political philosopher explains the ethical arguments in favor of free movement.
Wendell Berry, right, joins an ‘I Love Mountains’ rally against mountaintop mining at the Kentucky Capitol in 2013. AP Photo/James Crisp

Farmer‑poet Wendell Berry’s environmental ethics were deeply rooted in his Christian faith and belief in caring for creation

Berry’s belief that humans have a responsibility to care for God’s creation traces back to the Book of Genesis. So does an opposing argument for environmental exploitation.
White nationalist demonstrators clash with counterdemonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. AP Photo/Steve Helber

Indictments against a top extremism researcher and the SPLC force a reckoning on research ethics – an extremism scholar reflects on the field’s challenges

Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?
Research ethics boards’ regulations can sometimes produce an unintended consequence: overprotection through policies that restrict the participation of people and communities historically excluded from research, such as racialized communities, Indigenous people and recent immigrants. (Unsplash/Curated Lifestyle)

The ethics of being left out of health research

An ethics process must not become so preoccupied with the potential harm of participation that it overlooks the certain harm of exclusion.
President Donald Trump appears at a FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino standing to the right. Eva Marie Uzcategui/FIFA via Getty Images

As an American, should you feel guilty about rooting against the US in the World Cup?

It’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated. It’s quite another when you aren’t feeling very proud to be an American.

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