In-FUR-mercials: Advertising & Adoption When the Lied Animal Shelter faces a spike in animal intake, an advertising agency uses its moral imagination to increase pet adoptions. View
Blurred Lines of Copyright Marvin Gaye’s Estate won a lawsuit against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for the hit song “Blurred Lines,” which had a similar feel to one of his songs. View
Buying Green: Consumer Behavior Do purchasing green products, such as organic foods and electric cars, give consumers the moral license to indulge in unethical behavior? View
Appropriating “Hope” Fairey’s portrait of Barack Obama raised debate over the extent to which an artist can use and modify another’s artistic work, yet still call it one’s own. View
The Collapse of Barings Bank When faced with growing losses, investment banker Nick Leeson took big risks in an attempt to get out from under the losses. He lost. View
The FBI & Apple Security vs. Privacy How can tech companies and government organizations strike a balance between maintaining national security and protecting user privacy? View
Gaming the System: The VA Scandal The Veterans Administration’s incentives were meant to spur more efficient and productive healthcare, but not all administrators complied as intended. View
Limbaugh on Drug Addiction Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh argued that drug abuse was a choice, not a disease. He later became addicted to painkillers. View
Selling Enron Following the deregulation of electricity markets in California, private energy company Enron profited greatly, but at a dire cost. View
Banning Burkas: Freedom or Discrimination? The French law banning women from wearing burkas in public sparked debate about discrimination and freedom of religion. View