Monthly Archives: August 2011
Incompetent Elected Official of the Month: Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.)
Rep. Carson is an incompetent, unscrupulous, irresponsible disgrace, and if the Democratic Party was appropriately committed to civil discourse and fairness, it would tell him so. It won’t. Continue reading
More Quotation Ethics: The Martin Luther King Memorial Strikes Again…But It’s Maya Angelou’s Fault
Misquoting an important historical figure is always wrong, but placing a misquoted passage on that individual’s memorial is an insult, both to the honored man and history. Continue reading
Filed under History, Leadership, Quotes
Unethical Web Headline of the Month: The Huffington Post
So why did the Huffington Post (and CBS, and the New York Daily News, and Yahoo, and Newser, and Fox…) use a headline that made it sound like the American Justice system was doing its Kafka imitation, and a photo of the young African-American teen calculated to tug on our heartstrings and make Al Sharpton go bananas? Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, The Internet
Trust Isn’t a Game
As someone who has wisely refused to partake in trust exercises more than once, I feel terrible about what happened to Shawn Bomgardner. He was the victim of charlatans who taught that something as vital and complex as trust could be taught with stunts and parlor tricks. Continue reading
Richard Cohen, National Interests, and the Ethical Duties of the US to the World
Richard Cohen, Washington Post columnist, challenges the isolationist voices on the left and the right that make up a large component, if not the majority, of our elected leadership today. His reference point: Nazi Germany. Continue reading
Unethical Quote of the Week: Rep. Michele Bachmann
As an American, I’m embarrassed that I should have to write about this nonsense at all. Continue reading
5 Things PETA Doesn’t Understand About Ethics
PETA has registered the domain name peta.xxx and plans to launch a pornography website in December that “draws attention to the plight of animals.” What the organization doesn’t understand about ethics is staggering, amusing, or tragic, depending on your point of view. Continue reading
George Washington’s Vision of Religious Freedom
George Washington’s wisdom speaks to us through the centuries. Here is a neglected example, but an important one, regarding religious freedom. Continue reading
