Monthly Archives: January 2010
Our Culture’s Teen Pregnancy Ethical Conflict
Unwed teenage pregnancies are on the rise again. There are many reasons, but one of them has to be this: it is hard to discourage self-destructive and societally damaging conduct while the culture celebrates it. Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Trijicon Inc
Trijicon Inc of Wixom, Michigan, the company that makes the scopes on rifles used by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, has been engraving them with a Biblical reference. Nice. Continue reading
When the Police Lie to Convict the Guilty
Gene Weingarten, the Washington Post columnist, wrote about his recent experience as a juror. What he encountered was the integrity of the system on trial. Continue reading
Jean Simmons and Sexual Harassment
When you hear someone railing about the absurdity of sexual harassment rules in the workplace, or complaining about the seminar they have to attend, tell them about Jean Simmons, a woman who was never able to fully realize her gift because of one man’s lust and abuse of power. Continue reading
“The Ethicist” Strikes Out Again
I’ll stop criticizing “The Ethicist” when he stops justifying dishonesty. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Family, Journalism & Media, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society
Ethics Hero: Conan O’Brien
Another excerpt from Conan O’Brien’s farewell that deserves recognition. Continue reading
Believe it Or Not: An Unethical Sorority Dress Code
What’s wrong with an authoritarian dress code for a sorority? Only this: organizations of any kind that try to enforce this kind of extreme control over the personal choices of others are inherently lacking in respect and fairness, and cannot be trusted with power. Continue reading
Filed under Education, U.S. Society
The Ethics Verdict on Haitian Luxury Cruises
The question is whether a tourist going through with a planned vacation trip to a private Haitian beach while Port-au-Prince is in ruins is objectively wrong. Continue reading
Ethics Quote of the Week
Conan O’Brien on diligence and kindness. Continue reading
Media Ethics and Haiti
For some, the Haitian disaster is also a media and journalistic ethics disaster. Continue reading
