Can I Lie About How I Lost Weight?
My husband, who has struggled with his weight for decades, has decided under the recommendation of his doctor to begin… Read More »Can I Lie About How I Lost Weight?
Do I Tell the Woman With a Brain Condition She Can’t Swim With Us?
A friend and I take a daily early-morning swim, usually all by ourselves, in a pool that has no lifeguard.… Read More »Do I Tell the Woman With a Brain Condition She Can’t Swim With Us?
I’m Worried About Overfishing. Should I Give Up Fish?
I think that overfishing is going to result in wild fish’s becoming exceedingly rare — something that our grandchildren won’t… Read More »I’m Worried About Overfishing. Should I Give Up Fish?
Can I Use A.I. to Grade My Students’ Papers?
I am a junior-high-school English teacher. In the past school year, there has been a significant increase in students’ cheating… Read More »Can I Use A.I. to Grade My Students’ Papers?
I’m a Retired Psychiatrist. Is It OK to Befriend a Former Patient?
I am a retired, married, male psychiatrist. A divorced, female former patient of mine contacted me recently, 45 years after… Read More »I’m a Retired Psychiatrist. Is It OK to Befriend a Former Patient?
My Father Sexually Abused Me. Should I Tell My Family?
When I was a child, I was sexually abused by my father. I never told anyone about it when it… Read More »My Father Sexually Abused Me. Should I Tell My Family?
What Are a Museum’s Obligations When It Shows a ‘Problematic’ Artist?
“Blacks were still discriminated against in mainstream society,” she wrote in her memoir, much of which is set in New… Read More »What Are a Museum’s Obligations When It Shows a ‘Problematic’ Artist?
Should I Lie So That My Cousin Can Have a Catholic Wedding?
A few years ago, my cousin became single after an end to a decades-long marriage. Both he and I are… Read More »Should I Lie So That My Cousin Can Have a Catholic Wedding?
I’m Horrified by My Kid’s Obsession With Toy Guns. What to Do?
From the Ethicist: Secular culture, like religious culture, has its totems and taboos. For all of us, objects — a… Read More »I’m Horrified by My Kid’s Obsession With Toy Guns. What to Do?
Is It Wrong for Public School Principals to Send Their Kids to Private School?
One of our friends is a principal at a charter high school for underprivileged kids. My youngest son goes to… Read More »Is It Wrong for Public School Principals to Send Their Kids to Private School?