Giving individual immigration officials more discretion over what counts as "good moral character" will only complicate an already flawed system for determining who is worthy of becoming a U.S.

Imagine you are a doctor during a deadly epidemic. As your hospital becomes overwhelmed with infected patients, you receive a vaccine that can prevent healthy people from contracting the virus, but it ...

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The Trump administration is set to prioritize "good moral character" for those seeking American citizenship, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. On Friday, officers were ...

Introduction The problem of moral failure in contemporary societies is often misdiagnosed as a problem of laws, institutions, or enforcement .

New citizen swearing allegiance to America. For example, 1000 new immigrants just became citizens at Wrigley Field. But now, U.S. immigrants will have to pass a new good moral character citizenship ...

This 2025 retrospective shows that competence without character is fragile and often harmful. Character endures, sustains, and elevates everything it touches.

Imagine you are a doctor during a deadly epidemic. As your hospital becomes overwhelmed with infected patients, you receive a vaccine that can prevent healthy people from contracting the virus, but it ...