Monthly Archives: March 2010

March 25, 2010

Octomom and PETA: a Match Made in Ethics Hell

PETA saw that Octomom was in trouble, and it pounced. Continue reading →

Filed under Business & Commercial, Family, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, U.S. Society

Tagged as "the ends justify the means", Bioethics, child exploitation, consent, cruelty, dignity, exploitation, fairness, Octomom, People, publicity, Punxsutawney Phil, Utilitarianism

March 25, 2010

Making Sure Your Shrink Has Only Your Needs in Mind

The health care bill should help us trust our psychiatrists more. Continue reading →

3 Comments

Filed under Business & Commercial, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Professions, Research and Scholarship

Tagged as American Psychiatric Association, bribery, conflicts of interest, culture, Dr. Thomas Insel, drug therapy, ethics, health care reform, honesty, independent judgment, Journal of the American Medical Association, National Institutes of Health, Psychiatry, psychoanalysis, Sen. Chuck Grassley, transparency

March 24, 2010

Ethics Quote of the Week

Courtland Milloy, throwing gasoline on a fire… Continue reading →

The Marcelas Owens Bias Test: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Does you bias block your ethics alarms? Continue reading →

7 Comments

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Popular Culture, U.S. Society

Tagged as "everybody does it", "Jon and Kate Plus 8", categorical imperative, celebrity, children, cognitive dissonance, E!, Emmanuel Kant, exploitation, health care reform, integrity, Marcelas Owens, politics, President Obama, public relations, rationalizations, Vice-President Biden

March 24, 2010

Proof of Faulty Ethics Alarms in the Business World

Here’s an ethics quiz that shows how clueless the quizmaster is. Be afraid… Continue reading →

1 Comment

Filed under Business & Commercial, Education, Workplace

Tagged as business ethics, Business Ethics Blog, Chris MacDonald, Computer World, confidentiality, due diligence, ethics, fairness, non-ethical considerations, privacy, rationalizations

March 23, 2010

Ethics Hero (sort of, maybe, a bit): Google

Google finally did the right thing, but let’s not get carried away. Continue reading →

4 Comments

Filed under Around the World, Business & Commercial, Ethics Heroes, Government & Politics, Science & Technology, The Internet

Tagged as business, censorship, China, courage, ethics, free speech, Google, Hong Kong, human rights, internet, repression

March 23, 2010

Cool It

The tag team effort by the Republicans and Democrats to unravel American unity has got to stop. Continue reading →

2 Comments

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Citizenship, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as Angry Left, bloggers, Citizenship, civility, conservative media, conservative talk radio, conservatives, conspiracy theories, Democrats, ethics, fairness, patriotism, President Obama, race-baiting, racism, Republicans, respect

March 22, 2010

Intolerance Plus School Cowardice=Cultural Deprivation

Because one student was offended by lyrics that mentioned angels, the school banned Schubert. Continue reading →

5 Comments

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Etiquette and manners, Family, Law & Law Enforcement, Popular Culture, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society

Tagged as "Ave Maria", angels, consideration, cowardice, culture, diversity, fairness, Freedom of Speech, God, incompetence, Justice Alito, muisc, Oberoi Tejber v. United States, religion, religious freedom, respect, school administrators, tolerance

March 22, 2010

Rep. Bart Stupak: Double-Reverse Ethics Dunce

Rep. Bart Stupak took a silly stand on a warped principle, then didn’t have the integrity to stick to it. Continue reading →

1 Comment

Filed under Ethics Dunces, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Leadership

Tagged as abortion, accountability, anti-abortion, consistency, cowardice, cynicism, deception, ethics, fairness, honesty, integrity, President Obama, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, Rep. Bart Stupak, Senate health care bill, U.S. House of Representatives

March 22, 2010

“The Ethicist” vs. Citizenship

The Ethicist thinks good citizenship is unfair to thieves. Honest! Continue reading →

2 Comments

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Citizenship, Daily Life, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society

Tagged as "Night Shift", "The Ethicist", Citizenship, duty to report crime, justice system, Michael Keaton, penal system, Randy Cohen, rationalizations

Monthly Archives: March 2010

Making Sure Your Shrink Has Only Your Needs in Mind

Ethics Quote of the Week

The Marcelas Owens Bias Test: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Proof of Faulty Ethics Alarms in the Business World

Ethics Hero (sort of, maybe, a bit): Google

Cool It

Intolerance Plus School Cowardice=Cultural Deprivation

Rep. Bart Stupak: Double-Reverse Ethics Dunce

“The Ethicist” vs. Citizenship

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