Monthly Archives: July 2010
The Ethics Of The Ground Zero Mosque
The proposed Ground Zero mosque is an Ethics Train Wreck, one is so bad I hesitated to write about it—ethics train wrecks trap commentators too—in the vain hope that it would somehow resolve itself with minimal harm. That is obviously not in the cards, however; not when the Anti-Defamation League weighs in on the side of religious intolerance, thus forfeiting its integrity and warping its mission. The wreck is still claiming victims, and there is no end in sight. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
John Avlon’s “Ten Congressmen Who Should Be Fired”: Too Short, By Far
John Avlon, a senior political correspondent at The Daily Beast and author of the book Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America, has posted his list of “Ten Congressmen Who Should Be Fired.” It’s not nearly enough. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Dumbest Ethics Question of the Year
If you have to ask, you shouldn’t have a dog. Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Daily Life, Environment, Ethics Dunces, Health and Medicine
Bottled Water Ethics
Why bottled water is unethical… Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Daily Life, Environment, U.S. Society
Ethics and the San Francisco Pet Ban Proposal
Protecting innocent and vulnerable animals is an important government function; the question is whether it is necessary to protect animals from those who love them as well as those who abuse them. Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Business & Commercial, Family, Government & Politics, U.S. Society
Gallup Poll: Trust in Freefall
For a system of government uniquely dependent on mutual trust, this poll is more than bad news. It is a warning. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Education, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Professions, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, Religion and Philosophy, Research and Scholarship, Science & Technology, U.S. Society, War and the Military
Unethical Website of the Month: dontvoteformydad.com
Jan Schill is attacking her father from Colorado to destroy his campaign to be an Oklahoma judge. Is hate ever ethical? Continue reading
The Arizona Statute Injunction Ethics Verdict: Judge—Right; Arizona—Right; Federal Government—Unethical
Other than the illegal immigrants themselves, the only unethical party in this scenario is the Obama Administration. Arizona, and Judge Bolton have done the right thing. Continue reading
Lincoln Chafee’s Unethical Attack on Curt Schilling
If Lincoln Chafee had the courage and integrity of Curt Schilling, he would have apologized in person, and for what he really did, which was to attack Schilling personally when his complaint was with the State’s use of taxpayer funds. Ironically, Lincoln Chafee did not give Rhode Islanders any reason not to trust Curt Schilling, but they now have plenty of reasons not to trust Lincoln Chafee. Continue reading
