<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Public Ethics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public Ethics]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:39:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.publicethics.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Planning for War’s Aftermath]]></title><description><![CDATA[How does having or lacking a postwar plan matter for the justification of resorting to war in the first place?]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/wars-aftermath</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69db9f1a8614fb4128b0cf7f</guid><category><![CDATA[War and Conflict]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:52:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_c81e4d34be734830ad686c2efeb5de7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Clark</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generative AI and Emotional Outsourcing: Deceiving Others and Ourselves?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pascal Mowla writes about the various moral dangers of outsourcing our emotional labour to generative AIs like ChatGPT.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/generative-ai-and-emotional-outsourcing-deceiving-others-and-ourselves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ce269af7044e6cf7a7e2ac</guid><category><![CDATA[AI and Technology]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_4d6151e9870349daaa1ad00a24920f18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pascal L. Mowla</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Big Tech Support National Defense?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isaac Taylor writes on Anthropic's recent refusal to support autonomous weapons and the backlash from the Department of War.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/should-big-tech-support-national-defense</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b2b09aa7843f58b681c90d</guid><category><![CDATA[War and Conflict]]></category><category><![CDATA[AI and Technology]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_0bb4a724ef454254b1bd151db7559eee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isaac Taylor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ethics of Intervention in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Pattison criticises the humanitarian intervention rhetoric used to justify the recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/the-ethics-of-intervention-in-iran</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9b05d7fac2e2861fb6fd0</guid><category><![CDATA[War and Conflict]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:48:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_5ca218d36e5a45f39805127fe80ea8f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Pattison</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should England and Wales Reduce Jury Use?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In England and Wales, mounting court backlogs have fuelled proposals (including from David Lammy) to reduce jury trials. Joe Slater explains the many pros and cons of jury trials and how to think more carefully about reducing the costs they entail.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/should-england-and-wales-reduce-jury-use</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6978f45b13a746db9d7b0ef4</guid><category><![CDATA[Policing and Punishment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Democracy and Law]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:39:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4c4356525876524f443663~mv2_d_5050_3726_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joe Slater</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grok Doesn’t Degrade Women—You Do! Deepfakes, Responsibility and Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the importance of language when talking AI-assisted injustices]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/deepfakes-responsibility-and-language</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696cc5b83d420427946c80cc</guid><category><![CDATA[News and Social Media]]></category><category><![CDATA[AI and Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Democracy and Law]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_cea51a05386442ce8decc1256b227c21~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonas Haeg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharing Atrocities: The Ethics of Posting, Tagging, and Live-Streaming Images of Mass Violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Morrow on the moral challenges of sharing images of mass violence]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/sharing-atrocities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6966a631fc14cd6a86d02009</guid><category><![CDATA[News and Social Media]]></category><category><![CDATA[AI and Technology]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:31:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_cfeb521731814596ac82658aa571817a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_987,h_555,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paul Morrow</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shame as the Sentence: Unleashing the Public on Offenders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two prominent political theorists discuss the nature and wrong of political corruption, with a particular focus on Donald Trump's second presidency.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/shame-as-the-sentence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6932ae29479d818f7a3df7c3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_244a2321c3874846853e243a91fe4337~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_940,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Guy Aitchison and Saladin Meckled-Garcia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office Without Accountability: Interference, Oversight, and Political Corruption in Trump’s Presidency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two prominent political theorists discuss the nature and wrong of political corruption, with a particular focus on Donald Trump's second presidency.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/office-without-accountability-interference-oversight-and-political-corruption-in-trump-s-presiden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b9977c8c49b59a1968d1f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Democracy and Law]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:27:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_78320e9f2c554e758db897f11623a214~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emanuela Ceva and Maria Paola Ferretti</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defamation in the Age of #MeToo ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adam Slavny examines defamation law in the #MeToo era and the intricate issues surrounding truth, bias, and political discourse.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/defamation-in-the-age-of-metoo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687a05f17d98edd85d33f45d</guid><category><![CDATA[Democracy and Law]]></category><category><![CDATA[News and Social Media]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:14:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_46877745ac1e4acfa9f9ed89e04ba3fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Adam Slavny</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Right of Conquest: Ukraine, Gaza, and the Prize of Victory ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cian O’Driscoll explores the moral complexities of "the right of conquest" in modern conflicts like Ukraine and Gaza.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/the-right-of-conquest-ukraine-gaza-and-the-prize-of-victory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685ba60fe9ff6142481bf5a6</guid><category><![CDATA[War and Conflict]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gaza Conflict]]></category><category><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine War]]></category><category><![CDATA[Democracy and Law]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:57:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_3db7ea0197a944b084b31c43eb067a81~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cian O’Driscoll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is consent always needed for chemical castration? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Douglas discusses the ethics of mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders, arguing that it isn't as much of an ethical non-starter as you might think.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/is-consent-always-needed-for-chemical-castration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684158f878d43e8b9e05df8d</guid><category><![CDATA[Policing and Punishment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Health and Pandemics]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 09:13:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_1c1c98fd97ed489cbaadea142947984a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Douglas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Aesthetics of Democracy: Power and Ethics in the Trump Administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nanda Jarosz shows how aesthetics are central to politics, arguing that Trump’s gold-plated, king-like style does more than turn heads-it clashes with democratic values and reshapes perception, ideology, and norms.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/the-aesthetics-of-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68151d4cf071215edfab828b</guid><category><![CDATA[Democracy and Law]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 11:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_896a17e5e79a40c28181c5d2cd3f2a33~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nanda Jarosz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted Dying and Ethical Disagreements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Colburn explores the ethical disagreements underlying the UK's assisted dying debate, and tells us what kinds of questions we should be asking here.]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/assisted-dying-and-ethical-disagreements</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6807609a6bcd620faad113b4</guid><category><![CDATA[Health and Pandemics]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35ddeb_5d3cfb45b9c84ca69e8cc2de1c488f7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ben Colburn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Media and a Carefree Childhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[In November last year, the Australian government passed a law banning under-16s from using social media. 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Kamm</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just War and the Importance of Self-Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[As in previous wars, the current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza highlight a recurring vulnerability of the just war tradition when its...]]></description><link>https://www.publicethics.org/post/just-war-and-the-importance-of-self-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65843a7d05429f4a751dfa7c</guid><category><![CDATA[Gaza Conflict]]></category><category><![CDATA[War and Conflict]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:04:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_8ff6534c3f2f4334a59f5c8cb8daa489~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rory Cox</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>