Monthly Archives: December 2010

December 28, 2010

Observations on “The Psychic’s Code of Ethics”

I was surprised to find a long dissertation about ethics posted on a website for self-designated psychics. The post itself was also full of surprises. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Professions, Religion and Philosophy

Tagged as confidentiality, conflicts of interest, deception, ethics codes, fortune-telling, fraud, honesty, integrity, Psychic's Code of Ethics, psychics, supernatural, Tarot Certification Board of America’s Client Bill of Rights

December 27, 2010

“True Grit” Ethics

I haven’t seen the remake of “True Grit,” but I know I will, and like many other fans of the original 1969 version, I’m trying to conquer my biases. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, History, Journalism & Media, Literature, Popular Culture, U.S. Society

Tagged as "Casablanca", "Stage Coach", "The Wizard of Oz", "True Grit", 1969, American ideals, Charles Portis, classic films, ethics, fairness, Fred Astaire, heroes, Humphrey Bogart, John Ford, John Wayne, Judy Garland, loyalty, Michael Jackson, movie critics, Peter Sellers, remakes, Steve Martin, the Coen Brothers, the Sixties, Vietnam War, Westerns

December 27, 2010

Ethics Progress: America Kicks Its Kennedy Addiction

Sixty years of pro-Kennedy bias at the polls is finally over, and perhaps that will help the public get a grip the next time a Bush or Clinton ends up on the ballot. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Family, Government & Politics, History, Leadership, Popular Culture, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, U.S. Society

Tagged as bias, Caroline Kennedy, celebrity culture, celebrity worship, democracy, dynasties, laziness, nepotism, Patrick Kennedy, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, responsibility, Robert Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, the Kennedy clan

December 27, 2010

Campaign Contributions During Key Votes: Call It Bribery

It isn’t just earmarks our patriotic representatives on Capitol Hill are auctioning off, but the laws themselves. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership

Tagged as accountability, breach of trust, bribery, Congress, corruption, cynicism, dishonesty, earmarks, ethics, House Ethics Committee, influence peddling, lies, lobbying, PMA Group, quid pro quo, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Sen. Max Baucus, U.S. House of Representatives, United States Senate

December 26, 2010

“Million Dollar Drop” Ethics: Not So Fast, Fox— Fork Over Some Money!

Shows like “Million Dollar Drop” play games with the fates of real human beings and profit from it: they must do it competently, carefully, and right.”Million Dollar Drop” didn’t. It should not be able to just shrug off accountability and rake in bigger ratings because of its blunder. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, History, Law & Law Enforcement, Quizzes, Research and Scholarship, Romance and Relationships, The Internet

Tagged as "Million Dollar Drop", accountability, Brittany Mayti, competence, ethics, Fox, Gabe Okoye, gameshow maopractice, incompetence, obligation, Post-It notes, prizes, quizzes, responsibility, Sony Walkman, trust, TV quiz shows. TV, TV ratings

December 25, 2010

Christmas: the Ethical Holiday

Christians should be proud that their religion gave such a valuable gift to humanity, and non-Christians should be eager to accept it. It is foolish and self-destructive for there to be a “war on Christmas.” Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Arts & Entertainment, Family, Literature, Love, Popular Culture, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society

Tagged as "A Christmas Carol", "A Christmas Story", "It's a Wonderful Life", "The Gift of the Magi", "the war on Christmas", Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's Daily Questions, caring, charity, Charles Dickens, Christianity, Christmas, empathy, ethics, forgiveness, generosity, Jesus, kindness, love, O.Henry, peacefulness, respect, sacrifice, selflessness

December 25, 2010

“Books for Christmas?!” A Christmas YouTube Ethics Lesson…For Parents

Reprimanding his parents for giving him a book was wrong, but the boy had an excuse: he was, after all, only three. What his parents did to him was far worse, and they have no excuse at all. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Education, Family, Literature, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as childhood, consent, embarrassing children, ethics, fairness, humiliation, materialism, parents, privacy, respect, responsibility, The Golden Rule, YouTube

December 24, 2010

Unintended Consequences of Carelessly Written Ethics Rules Dept: Alaska Admits That Palin Was Victimized

It’s good that you fixed the law, Alaska, but let’s be more careful in the future, all right? Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Family, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership

Tagged as Alaska, Bristol Palin, carelessness, corruption, ethics, Sarah Palin, unintended consequences

December 24, 2010

Hero, Villain or Hypocrite: The Dilemma of the Undercover Dog-Fighter

In all the regret and hand-wringing expressed by animal lovers, their only criticism of Mill’s undercover dog-fighting work is essentially the eternal lament of the good person who cannot stomach the necessary measures that are often required to fight crimes and serious wrongs—what some would call evil. Continue reading →

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Filed under Animals, History, Law & Law Enforcement, Religion and Philosophy, War and the Military

Tagged as "the ends justify the means", A.S.P.C.A., absolutism, animal cruelty, animal rescue, anti-terrorist measures, betrayal, courage, dog-fighting, double-agents, ethics, F.B.I., honesty, hypocrisy, kindness, Ku Klux Klan, organized crime, pacifism, Phillip Berrigan, spies, spying, terrorism, Terry Mills, trust, trutsworthiness, undercover operations, untilitarianism

December 23, 2010

Ethics Hero: President Obama

We will never know for sure how much or how many, but his responsible conduct will undoubtedly change some behavior, and save some lives. Continue reading →

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Filed under Ethics Heroes, Health and Medicine, History, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as "the virorous life", addictions, ethics, fellatio, habits, hats, President Bill Clinton, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President Theodore Roosevelt, role-models, sacrifice, smoking

Monthly Archives: December 2010

Observations on “The Psychic’s Code of Ethics”

“True Grit” Ethics

Ethics Progress: America Kicks Its Kennedy Addiction

Campaign Contributions During Key Votes: Call It Bribery

“Million Dollar Drop” Ethics: Not So Fast, Fox— Fork Over Some Money!

Christmas: the Ethical Holiday

Unintended Consequences of Carelessly Written Ethics Rules Dept: Alaska Admits That Palin Was Victimized

Hero, Villain or Hypocrite: The Dilemma of the Undercover Dog-Fighter

Ethics Hero: President Obama

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