The Ethicists: Recent Episodes

The New York Times Magazine

The New York Times Magazine’s Amy Bloom, Jack Shafer and Kenji Yoshino debate readers’ quandaries and classic ethical conundrums.

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The Ethicists consider when and how to call out another person’s prejudice.

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The Ethicists consider whether a mistress is required to honor a couple’s marriage.

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The Ethicists consider how to reconcile two wildly conflicting stories of a deceased parent.

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Do I Have to Keep a Secret About a Family Member’s Health?

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The Ethicists consider when you should reveal someone else’s sexual assault, if at all.

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The Ethicists consider when you should reveal someone else’s sexual assault, if at all.

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The Ethicists consider when it’s worth taking away a loved one’s autonomy.

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The Ethicists consider what information is, and isn’t, O.K. to leave out on a job application.

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The Ethicists consider what information is, and isn’t, O.K. to leave out on a job application.

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The ethicists answer reader questions about a questionable child-care provider and bending a park’s leash laws.

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The ethicists answer reader questions about familial loans and writing a recommendation letter to keep a former student from being deported.

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The Ethicists answer reader questions about an unintended contribution, a proposed negative hotel review and a religious tract.

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The ethicists answer reader questions about job applications and whether hospitals should admit to making fatal mistakes.

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Can I profit from accidentally obtained information?

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The ethicists answer reader questions about squaring religious beliefs with friendship.

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Do you tell a friend that his young daughter is sexually active with her boyfriend?

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Can I shop at a store whose values I don’t support?

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Can I hide my beliefs during jury selection?

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Can I stay out of an estate dispute?

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Can I ask my neighbors to quiet their baby?