Research suggests that self-licensing affects moral self-regulation and individual behavior in a variety of contexts; for example, it can influence consumer purchases, political opinions, charitable giving, energy policy and home energy use, job hiring, racial attitudes, health-related decision-making, risky sexual behavior, alcohol consumption, and dietary supplement use.[3][6][7][8][9][10][11] Washington Post staff writer Michael Rosenwald described the following everyday examples of self-licensing behavior: