Decades of debate about human values may finally be resolved by a new model that reveals five core values that shape our choices, relationships, and sense of purpose.

In his 1983 essay “Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation,” President Ronald Reagan wrote that the “real question today is not when human life begins, but, what is the value of human life?” That ...

When we talk about the value of a human life, we normally say it’s priceless. Because it is. But at the same time, economists do put a dollar sign on life in a way. And so does the government. In fact ...

(RNS) — An image helped me see. Fuzzy, tiny, black and white, the picture flickered across the screen of an old television, atop a cart set at the front of the church sanctuary where I was sitting.

There are a lot of conversations right now that seem to pit economics against life and health. There is debate over the trade-offs of reopening the economy, for example, and over hazard pay for ...

Most of us want a fulfilling life, but what stops us from achieving it? One reason is that we lack clarity on what a fulfilling life looks like. I’ve coached YouTubers with millions of subscribers ...

Depends on who’s asking. We speak with the King County Executive as we do each Tuesday, and a look at a studio about whether your pet can get COVID-19. Individual ...

Reopening the economy requires contemplating the trade-off between lives and money. Government agencies are already used to putting dollar values on human life when considering safety regulations. Is ...

Trade-offs are routine in health policy, and the math and analysis underlying them have been around for decades. By Austin Frakt How much money is a life worth? To many, the answer is so obvious that ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. A Californian’s life was worth $100 million to certain investor-owned utilities. That is ...