Monthly Archives: June 2010
Vuvuzela Ethics
It would be nice if American fans would make the ethical, considerate decision not to use vuvuzelas because they will make an idyllic family trip to the ballpark feel like a collective root-canal, but since it only takes about a hundred boors with horns to create Vuvuzela Hell and virtually any sporting crowd will have at least that many, a ban is sensible, fair, and inevitable. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, Sports, U.S. Society
Mark Kirk’s Misrepresentations: When Twice Is Too Many
The verdict is in: Ill. Senate candidate Mark Kirk can’t be trusted. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Leadership, Workplace
The Senate Closes an Unethical Tax Loophole
Huge, scary budget deficits have a silver lining, however, and one is that completely unethical tax deductions will usually be the first to go when the government gets serious about revenues. Continue reading
Doritos, Web Hoaxes, and the Need For An Ethical Consensus
The sooner we stop encouraging the harmless hoaxes, the fewer harmful ones we’ll get. Continue reading
Apology and Correction: Wrong Link!
There was a bad link on the Seattle punching incident post. It’s fixed. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
The Ethics of Booing Manny Ramirez
Should Boston fans boo Manny? It’s an ethical conflict. Continue reading
Filed under Journalism & Media, Sports, U.S. Society
“Seattle Cop Punches Girl In Face!” Ethical?
The YouTube video of a Seattle cop punching a girl in the face has provoked a knee-jerk, unfair media reaction. Continue reading
Obama’s Ethics Foul: A False Pledge
Lost in the furor over the insulting “small people” characterization by BP’s hapless Chairman was a seriously unethical statement by President Obama. Continue reading
Ethics Quote of the Week: Abby Sunderland
Abby Sunderland’s defense doesn’t prove the critics of her parents wrong. It proves them right. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Ethics Quotes, Family
