High School Cheating: Flunking Responsibility?
Should a high school punish students who didn’t cheat, but knew others did?
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The Responsibility Project
Welcome to The Responsibility Project, a place to think about—and discuss—what it means to do the right thing.
Who Owns Your Genes?
The ACLU challenges one company’s attempt to patent — and own — human genes.
Dumbing Down Your Degree
We agree resume inflation is wrong. But what about resume deflation?
Vick: Do We Share His Blame?
A sociologist argues that we’re a nation full of animal abusers.
On Cloning Extinct Animals
Are we ready for scientists to clone a real-life Jurassic Park?
The Age of the Mea Culpa
From Lehman Brothers to Tiger Woods, does saying sorry mean shirking responsibility?
Responsible Sporting: Sidelined Parents
When parents act irresponsibly, should they get a time-out?
Driven to Action: One Mom’s Meltdown
After a New York lawyer is jailed for kicking her kids out of the car, debate arises over whether she acted irresponsibly or well within her parental rights.
Coming Home Again
Are adult children who move back in with their parents freeloaders?