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Voting at home by mail can be very convenient – and safe from concerns about COVID-19. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

So you want to vote by mail – 5 essential reads

Jeff Inglis, The Conversation

Voting by mail is safe from fraud and manipulation, is backed by people across the political spectrum and can be more convenient for many voters.
Not everyone who votes at home gets to do so in complete privacy. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Voting by mail is convenient, but not always secret

Susan Orr, The College at Brockport, State University of New York and James Johnson, University of Rochester

Voting at home is safe from fraud and disease, but gives up a key advantage of in-person voting at official polling places: a secure, safe environment where everyone can cast their ballot secretly.
Baseball fans look through a fence of the stadium following the cancellation of a game in Fort Myers, Florida. AP Photo/Elise Amendola

Why sports still matter – even in a time when you can’t actually watch any

Francisco Javier López Frías, Penn State and Cesar R. Torres, The College at Brockport, State University of New York

All major sports events have been canceled at this time. Two sports philosophers remind people how sports help us bond as a community and why we miss them.
What ethical issues should you consider when watching football? Chris Brooks/flickr.com

Is it immoral to watch football?

Francisco Javier López Frías, Penn State and Cesar R. Torres, The College at Brockport, State University of New York

Football plays an important role in American culture. Experts point out some ethical questions you might consider asking this season.

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