Category Archives: Citizenship
Trayvon Ethics Train Wreck, Next Stop: Is George Zimmerman A Ham Sandwich?
If there is one principle that should never be breached in the justice system, it is that no citizen should be ever accused of a crime in response to intimidation, threats, popular opinion, because it is the path of least resistance or because elected or appointed officials lack the courage to follow the law, whatever the result. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
How Extreme Ideology Makes You An Insufferable, Mean-Spirited Jerk: Case Study…William Ayers
I thought trying to tar Barack Obama with his association with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn at the University of Chicago and their financial support of his political career was a cheap shot by the conservative media in 2008, and I think so now. Nonetheless, I cannot help wonder about the taste and values of anyone who would voluntarily stay in the presence of these miserable human beings for more than a few seconds. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Government & Politics, U.S. Society, War and the Military
First Amendment Ethics and the Conundrum of the Despicable Blogger
We have to defend the rights of those who abuse the First Amendment; Continue reading
Ethics Hero Emeritus: National Guard Sergeant Dennis P. Weichel Jr. (1983 -2012)
A National Guardsman teaches us what American values are. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Character, Citizenship, Ethics Heroes, U.S. Society, War and the Military
Ethics Flashback: A Letter From Kurt Vonnegut
Author Kurt Vonnegut’s ppwerful and sensitive letter to a book-burner. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Education, Literature
A Facebook Suicide and the Duty To Rescue
In Taiwan, Facebook friends let a suicide go on uninterrupted. It could have been here. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Character, Citizenship, Family, The Internet, U.S. Society
Trayvon-Zimmerman: Stop This Ethics Train Wreck!
This ethics train wreck is heading toward riots and violence. Can President Obama do the right thing? Continue reading
Ethics Quiz: What if the Westboro Baptist Church Is Just Kidding?
What if the followers of Fred Phelps are really pussycats under all that hate? Continue reading
