Monthly Archives: October 2011
McDonalds, Germs, and the Zealot
Ethical questions are raised in the clash between a fast food chain and a zealous safety advocate mom. Continue reading
Incompetent Elected Official of the Week: Texas State Board of Education Member Ken Mercer
The problem with this particular breed of proud, unapologetic and arrogant idiot is that if given the power, they will try to replicate themselves, soon flooding the land with dangerously ignorant people just like them. Continue reading
Bonus Comment of the Day: “Naming Your Kid After Hitler…”
I couldn’t resist this one, since I needed a hammer to close my mouth after I read it, because my jaw locked. Continue reading
Filed under Family, U.S. Society
Scott Olsen, The “Occupy” Movement and The Protest Dilemma
Why do we still fall for this tactic, and have such sympathy for demonstrators when they push and push until someone is hurt? This is a key part of their strategy, and we should know it by now. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
Ethics Quote of the Week: Charles Krauthammer
Sometimes an individual can get what he deserves, but get it in the wrong way. That was the situation here. The human rights activists were correct to remind us that Gaddafy’s treatment was wrong, and we should acknowledge that. Continue reading
Fox News Inveils the Unethical Poll of the Month AND Inspires a Fun New Pastime: “The Stupid Choices Game”
The news media is supposed to use polls to help explain what the public thinks and believes, not bolster what the media wants it to believe. I have never seen a poll so simultaneously incompetent, misleading, and simple-minded. Continue reading
Ethics Quiz: Should A High School Football Team Be Punished For THINKING About Being Unethical?
Was making out a list including unethical acts unethical? Was it unethical to consider doing any of them? Continue reading
Filed under Education
Comment of the Day: “Naming Your Kid After Hitler: 100% Legal, 100% Child Abuse”
Tom Fuller, in today’s Comment of the Day, explains why you can’t name your kid “Adolf Hitler” is Germany. Continue reading →
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