Category Archives: Ethics Scoreboard classics

Stephen Decatur, Eduardo Saverin, and the Unpatriotic Hypocrisy of the Right

Stephen Decatur was right. Conservatives and Eduardo Saverin are wrong. Continue reading

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“Goody Goody” to the Least Sympathetic Betrayal Victim of the Year, Former Senator Arlen Specter

Arlen Specter was double-crossed. Goody-goody. Continue reading

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Tales Of Ethics Dunces Past: Recalling the Self-Indulgent Suicide of Hunter Thompson

Recalling Hunter Thompson’s unethical suicide. Continue reading

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Dwarf Tossing Is Back. So What?

Is dwarf tossing unethical? Continue reading

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Another Santa Assassin

Yes, another grade school teacher decided to rescue her young charges from the fleeting myth of Santa Claus. Continue reading

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Penn State Primer: 15 Ethics Alarms on the Duty to Rescue and the Bystander Problem

For perspective on Penn State: here are 15 Ethics Alarms stories about rescues, non-rescues and bystanders, brave and apathetic. Continue reading

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Herman Cain’s Unethical Abortion Doubletalk

Herman Cain’s explanation of his position on abortion to Piers Morgan was ethically incoherent at best, unethical at worst. In either case, his comments show that he hasn’t devoted sufficient serious analysis to the issue to allow him to have a responsible and consistent approach. That is status quo for most Americans. It is not acceptable for a President of the United States. Continue reading

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The Indignant Starbucks Squatter and the Compliance Mindset

I owe thanks to a blogger and Starbucks squatter named JJ for giving me one of the best illustrations of what I call “The Compliance Mindset” I have ever seen. Continue reading

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Memorial Ethics,Part I: Recalling The Martin Luther King Memorial Controversy

Now that the Martin Luther King Memorial is ready to unveil, it is a good time to reconsider the passionate arguments claiming that the choice of its artist, who lives in China, was an insult to King and what he fought for. Was it? Continue reading

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Ethics Quiz: Is It Wrong For A Rescuer To Sue The Victim He Rescued?

A well-established principle known as “the Rescue Doctrine” holds that if someone is in peril because of their own negligence or recklessness, an injured rescuer can recover damages if he acted reasonably and can prove that his injuries were caused by the rescue attempt.

That’s the law, however. This is ethics, and your Ethics Quiz today is: Is it ethical for a rescuer to sue the person he rescued? Continue reading

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