Monthly Archives: October 2011
Naming Your Kid After Hitler: 100% Legal, 100% Child Abuse
File this one under “Places Where the Law Can’t Help You.” Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Family, Government & Politics, History, U.S. Society
The Rick Perry-Birther Flap: An Addendum
Every additional word Rick Perry says to keep the Birther issue in the public eye is another reason—and there are already plenty—to keep him in Texas. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, History, Leadership
Young, Gullible, Lazy, Unimaginative and Unbelievable: I Wonder Why This Lawyer Has Trouble Finding A Job?
An unemployed lawyer claims to be one of the “99%”. I am dubious. Continue reading
Ethics Quiz: Should the State Department Be Buying and Distributing the President’s Books?
The Washington Times reported today that The State Department has bought more than $70,000 worth of books authored by President Obama. Continue reading
Climate Change Ethics: Prof. Muller’s Study and Media Incompetence
At issue is not whether global warming is occurring, or even whether it is man-made. The issue is how incompetent, biased and astoundingly uncritical the media coverage of the issue has been and continues to be. Now major news publications and respected columnists are participating in yet another global warming ethics train wreck, which helps nobody and nothing. Continue reading
The Media’s Birther Smear On Rick Perry
The race for the Republican nomination for president has a long way to go, but the winner of the title of Republican Contender Most Unfairly Abused By The Media has probably been wrapped up. It’s Texas Governor Rick Perry, in a romp. Continue reading
Donna Brazile Opens An Ethics Can Of Worms On “The Good Wife”
The increasingly common practice of using real political figures playing themselves in dramas made me queasy from the beginning, and now I know why. Continue reading
Robert Samuelson’s Brilliant, Ethical, Hopeless Proposal
Samuelson suggests that former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush tour the country together and jointly apologize for not tackling Social Security and Medicare when they had the chance. Continue reading
Filed under Finance, Government & Politics, History, Leadership, U.S. Society
Time For The Government To Say Good-Bye To Religious Holidays
We will have to find other ways to build a cohesive and inclusive American culture, because this fight will tear the culture apart. Continue reading
