Monthly Archives: September 2011
Non-Douche Neil Patrick Harris Almost Gets It Right
Neil Patrick Harris just misses getting the Golden Rule right. Too bad. Continue reading
A Brief Rant Against Irresponsible Misinformation
Despite the advent of the so-called “Information Age,” commercials seem to be written by increasingly ignorant writers, and ads that contain blatantly incorrect facts make it to the air where they rot innocent young brains and delight badly-educated old ones. Continue reading
Lingerie Football Ethics
Sondra Miller, a feminist and rape crisis counselor, believes that lingerie football increases the incidence of rape and violence against women. I am dubious. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Gender and Sex, Popular Culture, Sports, U.S. Society
A Fan’s Obligation: 12 Life Lessons From Being a Red Sox Fan
This is not going to be a fun day. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Education, Leadership, Literature, Love, Professions, Religion and Philosophy, Sports
Ethics Dunce: Actor Morgan Freeman
As long as shameless, irresponsible race-baiters keep attributing opposition to President Obama’s presidency to bigotry, I’ll keep naming them Ethics Dunces. Continue reading
The Cowardly GOP Presidential Field
The audience responses this week and in the earlier presidential debates created ethical obligations for responsible and ethical leaders to reject the sentiments expressed by the audience, and to explain why they were inappropriate. The fact that not one of the GOP candidates met those obligations on the scene is smoking gun evidence that their instincts are to pander the worst instincts of the electorate rather than to lead them to their better, wiser natures. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, U.S. Society
Uncivil Exchange of the Week: Bristol Palin and a Heckler
Internet commenters are praising Palin for standing up to an obscenity-spewing heckler. She deserves no praise. Continue reading
Coercive Indoctrination in the Schools: Unethical, Regardless of the Content
There are words for schools punishing students for their beliefs, and among those words are “indoctrination,” “coercion,” brain-washing,” and “unethical.” Continue reading
