Ethics research and perspective for all
Therese Bottomly, a newspaper editor, recently reached out to HEC via the newspaper The Guardian to ask an important ethical question that our experts are qualified to answer:
The Portland-based Oregonian once had community reporters in bureaus in surrounding suburbs who would cover hyperlocal news, including very trivial offenses, said …
An anonymous reader writes with a tricky “ethical dimension” inspired by the movie It Ends With Us:
Hello there Hades. I wanted to reach out about a movie I saw this weekend its called It Ends With Us released 2024 by Columbia Pictures and Wayfarer Studios. This was a really …
Jordan from Atlantic County, NJ, writes with a “million dollar question”—well, more of a enterprise than a question:
A buddy and I have a startup idea that we wanted to run by you. Essentially, think “Tinder for payroll management.” It’s an app that plugs into your existing corporate …
Thanks to “Gorgonzola from Goa” for the following imaginative ethical stumper:
Morning HEC, was wondering what thoughts you have on the ethics of jamming along to hold music? I know you’re supposed to think hold music is annoying, but some of the lo-fi beats they’ve been putting out …
Amanda in Portland, ME, writes:
I noticed on your website it says you have experience in something called “domestic ethics.” What's that?
Thank you for your question, Amanda!
For as long as humans have been domestic, there have been ethics. In fact, questions of the proper way to manage a …
An anonymous reader writes:
Hey Hades, what do you think about the ethics of street racing? I have been looking for ways to spice up my commute and recently learned that it’s quite popular in my town. But I’m concerned about the possible risks and legal consequences. Care …