I have a 3-year-old child whom I’ll refer to as “J.” While I was at work, somehow “the Trolley Problem” came up. You know, the exercise in applied ethics that asks if you should turn the lever to ...

Stephen Colbert has thoughts on Trump's 'double-sided ceasefire' Need an age-old ethical question answered? Please ask this toddler, who was recently presented with the classic trolley problem. The ...

The trolley problem is a staple of discussions about ethics. The basic version is very simple: A trolley is barreling down a track toward a group of five people who remain blissfully unaware of their ...