I have been living with a secret for close to 55 years. My first cousin, whom I am very close with, was adopted from a ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on a conflict of morals and budget.

I keep mentally writing my ex’s new partner an anonymous email that says: “It’s not you, it’s him. For every time you’ve been ...

My son is a senior in college. His best friend and roommate for the last four years recently took something from him that was ...

If private organizations like museums want to offer senior discounts, I have no issue. But I’m more troubled by accepting ...

By Kwame Anthony Appiah I’m a straight white dude and recent college grad who has very progressive beliefs and is looking for a committed partner who, in time, can equitably raise a family with me.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah My former husband is a brilliant and accomplished man who developed a crystal-meth addiction that recently led to the end of our 30-year marriage. Not long ago, he was ...

The anonymous reader explained his "controversial" preference for dating non-White women to columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah on Valentine’s Day. "I want to prioritize dating women of color," the ...

The anonymous reader explained his "controversial" preference for dating non-White women to columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah on Valentine’s Day. "I want to prioritize dating women of color," the reader ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on family boundaries and psychiatric care. By Kwame Anthony Appiah My adult granddaughter has longstanding mental-health and substance-abuse issues, with little ...

It was the latest chapter in a decades-long debate in newsrooms. In news pages and on the air, references to descendants of ...