Monthly Archives: March 2011
The Message or the Messenger: The Mysterious Foundation For A Better Life
What is the Foundation for a Better Life, and should we trust its message? Continue reading
Your Tax Dollars At Work: Last Night’s Quality Programming on PBS
How can otherwise intelligent and honest people continue to plead that the national budget should be squeezed one more milli-micron to broadcast junk like this? How can anyone watch such programming and argue straight-faced that PBS isn’t aimed at a narrow demographic? Continue reading
Sunday Ethics Blast: An Overly-helpful Teacher, A Hands-on Youth Counselor, A Poverty Program Slacker and a Redeemed Ethicist
Here are some quick links and observations to get your ethical juices going this Sunday… Continue reading
Liz Taylor’s Ethical/Unethical Final Joke
Anyone who plans a joke for their own funeral generally has my respect and approval. This one, however, is ambiguous as well as funny. Continue reading
Hey…Were the Gang Rapists of the 11-Year-Old Girl in Texas Abercrombie and Fitch Executives?
No, Abercrombie and Fitch execs weren’t among the monsters who raped that 11-year-old Texas girl,but
in the end, the executives may do more damage than the rapists. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Family, Gender and Sex, Popular Culture, U.S. Society
Now THIS is a Euphemism…
Here is a euphemism, and a deadly one…perfect for your office! Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “The Barefoot Contessa and the Compassion Bullies…”
Commenter Marlene Cohn has some well-reasoned insight on the issue of a celebrity’s obligation to comply with a sick child’s wishes. Continue reading →
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