Should I Have Lied to Help My Kid Brother Get Vaccinated? The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what we gain from making hard choices.
Can I Utter a Racial Slur in My Classroom? The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether a word should ever be off-limits.
My Brother-in-Law Is Awful to His Girlfriend. Should I Break Them Up? The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to intervene when a family member is in an emotionally damaging relationship — and more.
My Daughter Is Having Sex With Her Best Friend. Must I Tell Her Mom? The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to keep your teenager’s sexual relationship secret — and more.
The Many Uses (and Abuses) of Shame Cathy O’Neil’s “The Shame Machine” is the most recent book to address an emotion that can be exhilarating or terrifying, depending on where you sit.