Monthly Archives: October 2010
Joe Miller’s Fallacy
It is both stunning and annoying to hear candidates for high office make statements that indicate that anyone off the street could do the critical job they are running for. Continue reading
Mayor Bloomberg—Charting New Vistas in Ego, Shamelessness and Hypocrisy
The Mayor’s lack of integrity, respect for process, and shame, not to mention modesty, is mind-blowing. He’s special, all right…but not in the way he thinks. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Leadership
Newsweek’s Biased Cover Ethics
Newsweek’s outrageous artwork on Boehner’s face was a new low, but we can undoubtedly expect future covers featuring Chis Cristy with a Snidely Whiplash mustache drawn on his face in crayon and Jim DeMint wearing devil horns. Continue reading
When Not Voting Is The Right Thing To Do
If you are informed, then your duty is to vote. If you are not informed, your duty is to either educate yourself, or leave the elections in the hands of your fellow citizens who give a damn. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Education, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, U.S. Society
And the 21st Untrustworthy Candidate is: West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin!
West Virginia’s Democratic Governor, Joe Manchin, currently running for the open U.S. Senate seat, has now caused me to regret my selections on the Ethics Alarms “Untrustworthy Twenty” within hours of posting it. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Leadership, Professions
Ethics Alarms and ProEthics Presents “The Untrustworthy 20″: Making Ethics the Priority in Election 2010
Ethics Alarms presents the “Untrustworthy Twenty”: twenty candidates who need to be defeated if America is going to begin trusting ist government again. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Leadership, Professions, U.S. Society
Ethics Hero: George Clooney
A video lesson from actor George Clooney on how to confront a host who has unfairly slandered an individual or group. A pre-Thanksgiving must. Continue reading
Ethical Song Lyrics to Remember, by Morey Amsterdam
Morey Amsterdam was an ethical guy. Continue reading
Verdict on the New Black Panther Voter Intimidation Controversy: Race-Based Enforcement At DOJ Is Real
The Washington Post, to its everlasting credit, has published a thorough and excellent piece of investigative journalism examining the continuing controversy over the Obama Justice Department’s reluctance to follow through on the prosecution of two paramilitary clad Black Panthers, one … Continue reading
Welcome to The Nursing Blog! Next?
There’s a new blog on nursing ethics, but that should just be the beginning. There are a lot of ethics blogs we still need to see. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
