We’ve all grown up with a sense of what’s “right” and what’s “wrong.” Don’t lie. Don’t steal. Be kind. Respect your elders. But have you ever stopped and asked yourself—why do we believe these things?

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Pamela Furr is founder and Chief Financial Officer of Puzzle Box Academy and Kaleidoscope Interventions. Connect with her on LinkedIn. We often use the words morals and ethics interchangeably, and the ...

Dr. Emanuel is a physician and the vice provost for global initiatives and a professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania. We have failed. When a coalition of 34 ...

CNN anchor Jake Tapper pressed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) whether morals are ‘still important’ to the Republican Party amid President-elect Donald Trump’s latest picks for his Cabinet. Tapper ...

These are 4 times that Captain America's strong moral code put him at odds with other members of the Avengers.