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 ...

In A Nutshell Researchers tested two types of moral arguments on 375 Americans: one focused on preventing harm and ensuring ...

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 ...