Monthly Archives: January 2011
WSJ’s James Taranto Flunks His Ethics Test
Ah, James, I have misjudged you, I fear. Continue reading
Now THIS is Incivility!
Another in a continuing series. Continue reading
Filed under Etiquette and manners, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions
Ethics Train Wreck Report: Lessons, Ethical and Otherwise, of the Missoula “Mikado” Mess
To be blunt, the Missoula Mikado Ethics Train Wreck is about ignorance, revenge and stupidity, and it is hard to be ethical when one is ignorant, vengeful and stupid. Continue reading
The Strange Case of the Opportunistic Fugitive
The one advantage of being a fugitive from justice, it seems, is that you can stop being one whenever you choose. You’re the bad guy, and you’re surrendering to the good guys, who have a duty to keep being good, as much as they might like to do something else. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, History, Law & Law Enforcement
If Teachers Cheat, What Will Students To Do?
cheating by teachers is infinitely worse than cheating by students, and being taught by cheating teachers greatly increases the likelihood that students will become part of a culture of dishonesty. Continue reading
Filed under Education, Government & Politics, Professions, U.S. Society
Unethical Journalist of the Week: Aaron Flint, of The Northern Broadcasting Network
I’m sure there has been, somewhere, in the last half-century perhaps, a blog post, a news report, an on-the-scene broadcast—a high school newspaper story, perhaps— that is more incompetent, contemptuous of the facts, under-researched, historically and culturally illiterate, lazy, misleading, hysterical and outright moronic that Aaron Flint’s story about the Missoula Mikado. Continue reading
BugMeNot is Not Welcome Here
Getting a fake screen name from a commenter who lists a BugMeNot address is not only a violation of posted rules, but also an insult: someone who does this is bugging me. Continue reading
Further Ethical Musings on Ko-Ko’s Little List’s “Eliminationist Rhetoric”: the Duty to Fight the Insanity
We have understood the difference between genuinely hateful speech and everything else for generations, and now, thanks to the cynical efforts by some to inhibit thought and expression for political gain, abetted by the misguided support of many whose gentility is warped by an absence of perspective, we are in danger of unlearning the wisdom of centuries, and scarring our democracy in the process. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Next: A Version of “The Mikado” Without Execution References”
I promise I won’t do this often, but this Comment of the Day is by me, a reply to a comment by Ichneumon, which you will find at the end. Continue reading →
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