Monthly Archives: April 2010
Charlie Crist, Martyr for Civility
That so many criticize the Governor of Florida for being friendly, civil and respectful to the President of the United States shows the larger civility problem in American politics and society generally. Continue reading
Filed under Etiquette and manners, Government & Politics, Leadership, U.S. Society
Silliest Animal Ethics Argument Not Made by PETA
The title says it all: “Do Nature Films Deny Animals Their Privacy?” Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Unethical Website of the Month: Eater.com
A food site sticks it to food critics, its competition, and its readers. Continue reading
Gizmodo and Gawker: Guilty, Greedy, and Unethical
Eventually the lack of ethics alarms causes the people engulfed in them to break laws, and this is what happened to Gizmodo when it bought a hot iPhone. Continue reading
The Unethical Ethics Attacks on Arizona
There are plenty of unethical players in the illegal immigration wars. But not Arizona. Continue reading
Proof That Republicans Are Led By “The Bad Man”
If there is a Republican out there who does not want to hang his or her head in shame after reading this story, 1) I want to know why, and 2) don’t vote for this individual, no matter whom they … Continue reading
Complaint Ethics, With A Dash of Bias
Some arbitrary security raises questions of whether to complain, and whether to raise racial bias in the process. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Daily Life, Education, Etiquette and manners, Race, U.S. Society
Goldman Sachs Ethics: An Easy Call
Sometimes the biggest ethics stories are the easiest. I haven’t written much about Enron, for example. When a company uses deceptive, shell corporations to hide its liabilities so profit reports look artificially rosy and investors keep buying company stock, it … Continue reading
