Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about charitable giving and estate planning ideas. Ethical questions arise during many estate plans. Sometimes, these are ...

The topic of debt creates moral confusion. Many are of the view that debt is not clearly right or wrong. Some even call debt as morally neutral. Few feel that loan forgiveness can be both fair and ...

Every day we encounter circumstances we consider wrong: a starving child, a corrupt politician, an unfaithful partner, a fraudulent scientist. These examples highlight several moral issues, including ...

God, sex, and the U.S. House of Representatives. How does any researcher begin to explain the motivations and work of 535 unique individuals (or even just the 435 members of the House of ...

There are many things we choose to do or not to do that don’t seem to tap into our moral sense. I like ice cream. Recently, I was trying to lose weight, so I stopped eating ice cream for a while.

Speaking up at work —about a project, assignment, or task — is difficult. Speaking up about a morally charged issue? Well, there may not be a harder endeavor. As organizations continue to advocate for ...

There is a big difference between factual statements and statements that express strong emotions or demands (Messerly, 2016). When you claim that something is a fact (for example, "Trees get their ...

I’m an Alaskan citizen who’s resided in Juneau most of the last 50 years and through the course of a normal day, I find myself wondering about the definition of certain words. One such definition ...