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In this final installment of the series, we’ll first look at the philosophical problem with vague laws and then undertake a ...

David, a 42-year-old journalist, sturdily built with a rugged demeanor, was sent to my psychotherapy practice by his internist. David told me he has trouble sleeping and suffers from chronic stress, ...

The ICC’s document, however, also charged three leaders of Hamas with war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, torture and the taking of hostages, during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

When the 2008 financial crisis pushed the global economy to the brink, governments intervened with massive taxpayer-funded bailouts for banks deemed “too big to fail.” This sparked a furious debate: ...

Researchers have developed a new experiment to better understand what people view as moral and immoral decisions related to driving vehicles, with the goal of collecting data to train autonomous ...