Welfare Reform The Welfare Reform Act changed how welfare operated, intensifying debate over the government’s role in supporting the poor through direct aid. View
Cyber Harassment After a student defames a middle school teacher on social media, the teacher confronts the student in class and posts a video of the confrontation online. View
Patient Autonomy & Informed Consent Nursing staff and family members struggle with informed consent when taking care of a patient who has been deemed legally incompetent. View
Approaching the Presidency: Roosevelt & Taft Some presidents view their responsibilities in strictly legal terms, others according to duty. Roosevelt and Taft took two extreme approaches. View
Prenatal Diagnosis & Parental Choice Debate has emerged over the ethics of prenatal diagnosis and reproductive freedom in instances where testing has revealed genetic abnormalities. View
Stangl & the Holocaust Franz Stangl was the most effective Nazi administrator in Poland, killing nearly one million Jews at Treblinka, but he claimed he was simply following orders. View
Cheating: Atlanta’s School Scandal Teachers and administrators at Parks Middle School adjust struggling students’ test scores in an effort to save their school from closure. View
Edward Snowden: Traitor or Hero? Was Edward Snowden’s release of confidential government documents ethically justifiable? View
Cadavers in Car Safety Research Engineers at Heidelberg University insist that the use of human cadavers in car safety research is ethical because their research can save lives. View
Full Disclosure: Manipulating Donors When an intern witnesses a donor making a large gift to a non-profit organization under misleading circumstances, she struggles with what to do. View