Menlo News February 22, 2016

Are You Kidding? A Framework for Determining the Ethics of Jokes

In the fall issue of The Roundtable, Menlo’s scholarly journal, students examine the ethics of jokes; discuss The Great Depression, Japan, and Franklin Roosevelt’s recognition of the Soviet Union; and explore confirming relativity with a cosmic detector.
The Roundtable: Fall 2015

This issue’s papers, all bursting with fresh perspectives and relevance, include:

Scott Stevens ’16,
“This Lime-Tree Bower Our Seed”
AP Literature, Patty Carleton, Fall 2014

Natasha Lasky ’15,
“Are You Kidding? A Framework for Determining the Ethics of Jokes”
Philosophy, Jack Bowen, Spring 2015

Adriana Contreras-Sandoval ’16,
“Extranjero en mi Tierra: The Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s”
U.S. History, Ryan Dean, Spring 2015

Davis Rich ’16,
“It’s Not About the Money: The Great Depression, Japan, and Franklin Roosevelt’s Recognition of the Soviet Union”
?APUSH, Dr. Charles Hanson, Spring 2015

Hutchinson Fann ’16,
“Party Division: A Delayed Republican White South in Congressional Elections”
APUSH, Dr. Charles Hanson, Spring 2015

Simran Arora ’15 and Jessica Fry ’15,
“Confirming Relativity with a Cosmic Detector”
?Advanced Science Research, Dr. James Dann, Spring 2015

Jackson Wagner ’15,
“Magnus Effect RC Sailboat”
Advanced Science Research, Dr. James Dann, Spring 2015

View al PDF of the complete issue.