Monthly Archives: September 2011
The Deceitful, Illogical, Unethical Disclaimer
My rules: any company or organization (that means you, PETA!) that uses a celebrity or another organization by name in its ads or promotional materials should be presumed to be untrustworthy, and any company or organization that employs a “pay no attention to the obvious implications of everything that you read, heard or saw before this” disclaimer is probably untrustworthy as well. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Journalism & Media, Literature
Ethics Quiz: Which Musical Comedy Censor is More Unethical?
Two planned musicals, two official vetoes. Which was more unethical? Continue reading
Ethics Quote of the Month: Clarence Darrow’s Closing Argument in the Trial of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb (1924)
Here is one of the great orators of the 20th Century, one of the great progressive thinkers in our history, and the greatest trial lawyer who ever lived, arguing for the life of two murderers and for the soul of our civilization. I do not share Darrow’s absolute rejection of the death penalty, but I wouldn’t want to have to argue against him either. Continue reading
More S.E.C. Ethics Blindness
The David Becker fiasco shows that the financial investment sector which played such a devastating role in the nation’s financial meltdow is apparently being monitored by a federal regulatory agency that is completely untrustworthy. Continue reading
Shameless Oglers, Ethics Chess, and the Duty to Confront
The way to stop oglers is to tell them exactly how offensive and rude they are, and the sooner someone does it, the less ogling there is going to be. Continue reading
If Fox Will Fake A Headline, What Else Will It Lie About?
As part of its coverage of the NFL opener for the Chicago Bears, Fox Sports wanted to use as graphics some news media headlines from last season that questioned Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s courage and guts in the NFC Championship game, when he left the field with an injury that some felt Cutler should have played through. It couldn’t find any such headlines, however because there weren’t any. No problem: Fox just had its crack graphics department make some up. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Business & Commercial, Journalism & Media, Sports
Ethics Quiz: Does The Golden Rule Ever Make You a Sucker?
A son abandoned by his mother has to decide whether to support her in her old age. Should he? Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Family, Law & Law Enforcement, Love
