Monthly Archives: May 2011
Murder House Ethics and the Validity of Feelings
Don’t tell me that I shouldn’t feel sad at my father’s gravesite, and don’t tell me I shouldn’t feel less cozy in a home where people have been dropping like flies. I do. It’s a normal human reaction, whether we call it superstition, or nervousness, or the result of seeing too many horror movies. It’s still real. It doesn’t matter whether it’s sufficiently rational for somebody else. It’s real to me, and I’m the one who has to live in the house. Continue reading
Ethics Malpractice from “Dear Margo”: The Tale of Witchy, Tubby and Sue
A shallow questioner who dumped her boyfriend wants to unravel his new relationship now that he’s gone from fat to fit. And an advice columnist is happy to help out…. Continue reading
Unethical Website of the Month: Cromwell and Goodwin
Cromwell and Goodwin’s website is a genuine mystery. Nobody knows why it exists, or who created it. It appears to be the website of a law firm, if a somewhat language-challenged one. The problem: the law firm doesn’t exist. Continue reading
The Attack of the Grievance Bullies Continues…on “Napoleon Dynamite”???
At least Damon Fowlercould claim to be upholding a Constitutional principle, and at least he had to be in the audience for the prayer he blocked, giving him standing to object. The word-police in the disabilities community had no such excuses. They used their muscle to stop others from enjoying a film in the park, because they objected to one word in the movie, even though they didn’t have to hear it. Continue reading
From Hero to Idol: Congratulations, Scotty McCreery!
Congratulations, Scotty. In March we knew you were good; we didn’t know you were this good. Continue reading
A Faint Cheer For MSNBC, and A Search for Civility Standards
MSNBC suspended Ed Schultz for one week while issuing a statement that “Remarks of this nature are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.” It’s good that MSNBC has some standards of discourse, however low, though having some one like Schultz on the air dispensing his crude, angry, frequently mistaken and dishonest rants is pretty intolerable as it is. But what does it mean by “of this nature”? Continue reading
Is Corporate Philanthropy Unethical? No, But It’s Important to Ask the Question
An intrepid blogger suggests that conduct everyone thinks is good is really unethical. That’s the way it’s done, and in the best tradition of ethics. Assuming that conduct, any conduct, is right based solely on tradition, habit, consensus or your proverbial gut is reckless and lazy, and ultimately undermines our quest for a more ethical culture. Continue reading
Oxymoron Alert: “Ethical Cheating”
What will they think of next? Continue reading
