Monthly Archives: October 2010
Unethical Post of the Month: Jonah Goldberg
In his latest post on the National Review website, conservative blogger Jonah Goldberg wonders why the CIA hasn’t had the sense to assassinate WikiLeaks founder and current renegade leaker Julian Assange. That’s right: Goldberg believes that in the national interest (for Assange has gathered and leaked massive amounts of classified information relating to U.S. military operations), the U.S. government should murder an Australian citizen without due process, a trial, or anything approaching regard for law, ethics, and human rights. Continue reading
When the Law Is Unethical: The Case of the Negligent Toddler
A four-year old cannot and should not be sued for negligence. It is obvious, whether a court has found fit to say previously or not. Continue reading
Filed under Law & Law Enforcement, Research and Scholarship
“Dude”?
As with so much else connected with leadership, Barack Obama doesn’t understand this, and placed himself—and his office—in a position where familiarity and casual disrespect were likely to occur. That’s what he got, too. After “dude,” what’s next? “Mac”? “Wise guy”? “Jerkwad”? Continue reading
Ethical Insights From The Great Butter Tub Debate
If we can decide on the right conduct involving butter tubs, we can figure out how to make the world a better place. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, U.S. Society
Eliot Spitzer, the Harvard Club, and Blackball Ethics
The Harvard Club did the right thing to blackball Eliot Spitzer. Continue reading
The AirTran Bait and Switch
I’ve been flying all over the place, and, as usual, an airline showed me some unethical maneuvering that I had never encountered before. They must stay up late thinking up this stuff. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Daily Life
