Category Archives: Etiquette and manners
“Pay-What-You-Can” Ethics
How much should we pay to go to the theater? Continue reading
Let’s Be Clear: Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal Is A Disgrace, And He Must Resign
Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neill is a blight on the political landscape. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Etiquette and manners, Government & Politics, Leadership
Yuri’s Tweets, Flawed Analogies and the School’s Defenders
More on Yuri Wright’s tweets and expulsion Continue reading
Filed under Character, Education, Etiquette and manners, Religion and Philosophy, Sports, The Internet, Workplace
Phony Smile Ethics
Those big, fake smiles. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Character, Daily Life, Etiquette and manners
Saluting the GOP’s Most Ethical Candidate, Distrusted For Doing the Right Thing
The candidate who ran on teh issue of trust was distrusted by Republicans for doing his patriotic duty. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Etiquette and manners, Government & Politics, Leadership
Snafu Ethics
Is the word snafu uncivil? Continue reading
Standards of Decency: Where Ethics Belongs, and Law Does Not
Dear Supreme Court: If ethics won’t keep society and entertainment decent, legislation isn’t the answer. Continue reading
The Admirable Mr. Sondheim
His new book shows Stephen Sondheim as that rarity in show business, an ethical human being. Continue reading
The Third Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The Worst of Ethics 2011 (Part 2)
The second and final part of the Ethics Alarms 2011 Worsts. The Bests will be here soon! Continue reading
Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Butt-Head
A rarity: an apology that does more damage than the original offense. Continue reading
Filed under Etiquette and manners, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics