Monthly Archives: September 2011
Unethical Quote of the Week: University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen
University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen ratifies the school’s police chief’s decision to remove two posters from a professor’s office door out of fear of a fictional character in one instance, and fear of the truth in another. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Education, Ethics Quotes, Leadership, Popular Culture, Professions, U.S. Society
A Word to the Wise-asses
An open letter to my wise-ass friends and colleagues. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, Humor and Satire, Sports
Terry Francona, Accountability, and Moral Luck
Manager Terry Francona wasn’t responsible for what happened to the Boston Red Sox, but he is accountable. That is as it should be. Continue reading
Ethics Hero: Yankees Manager Joe Girardi
Joe Girardi and the New York Yankees give a lesson in integrity and sportsmanship Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Ethics Heroes, Leadership, Sports
Incompetent Elected Official of the Month: North Carolina Governor Beverly Purdue
Gov. Perdue was really advocating the suspension of election….which means she is irresponsible and untrustworthy. I don’t want people in elected positions of leadership advocating the suspension of elections. I’m funny that way. Continue reading
Last Meal Ethics
Is Texas unethical to remove the ancient tradition of the condemned man’s last meal from the capital punishment process? Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, History, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
The University of Wisconsin’s Lesson: Ignorance + Political Correctness = Repression
As in the disturbing incident at Widener Law School, in which a professor has been persecuted and punished for the imagined sexist and racist implications in his fanciful classroom hypothetical, a theater professor at the University of Wisconsin in Stout, is now being subjected to full-fledged censorship by the university’s administration because of a pop culture reference that it finds “threatening.” Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “The University of Wisconsin’s Lesson: Ignorance + Political Correctness = Repression”
Michael posted this Comment of the Day (though I am posting it here a day late), discussing the plight of the U. of Wisconsin professor whose “Firefly” poster was deemed to create an unacceptable risk of violence. Continue reading →
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Tagged as "Firefly", abuse of power, bureaucracy, censorship, Lisa Walter, political correctness, Prof. James Miller, the First Amendment, University of Wisconsin