Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about charitable giving and estate planning ideas. Ethical questions arise during many estate plans. Sometimes, these are ...

Every day we encounter circumstances we consider wrong: a starving child, a corrupt politician, an unfaithful partner, a fraudulent scientist. These examples highlight several moral issues, including ...

A new study shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the ...

Speaking up at work —about a project, assignment, or task — is difficult. Speaking up about a morally charged issue? Well, there may not be a harder endeavor. As organizations continue to advocate for ...

There are many things we choose to do or not to do that don’t seem to tap into our moral sense. I like ice cream. Recently, I was trying to lose weight, so I stopped eating ice cream for a while.

Among the myriad perplexities of our recent presidential elections is the apparent paradox by which a voter base presumably made largely of moral individuals voted in droves for a candidate who has ...

Moral injury can occur if someone does or witnesses something that violates their personal moral beliefs. They may feel guilty, ashamed, or angry or feel that they have experienced a betrayal. The ...

The concept is familiar to anyone who’s ever tried to launch a business, weather a downturn, master a sport or recover from injury. It's mental toughness—the discipline and tenacity to stick with an ...