Category Archives: Government & Politics

Incompetent Elected Official of the Month: Indiana State Senator Dennis Kruse

The Senator thinks that evolution is a “Johnny come lately” theory. Continue reading

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Where Should The Alarms Sound For THIS?

Watch this student’s video, and weep. Well, after you finish laughing. Continue reading

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Character, Citizenship, Education, Family, Government & Politics, History

The Susan G. Komen Foundation-Planned Parenthood Ethics Train Wreck

The fight over the Komen Foundation’s abandonment of Planned Parenthood has no heroes and many ethics miscreants. Continue reading

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Filed under Bioethics, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity

Ethics Quote of the Week: George Clooney

George Clooney, talking sense, As he often does. Continue reading

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Don Cornelius, Suicide…and Ethics Hero?

If the current trend does not change, then the choice of an older American to end his or her life before it becomes a societal burden will be both rational and heroic, and our attitudes about the ethics of suicide will have to evolve accordingly. Continue reading

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And May The Best Man Win

Stay classy, Newt Gingrich. Continue reading

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Comment of the Day: “Unethical Quote of the Week: Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz”

What’s wrong with a 1 per center masquerading as one of “the 99%”? Continue reading

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Unethical Quote of the Week: Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz

The Occupy movement has come to this. No, I’m not surprised at all. Continue reading

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The Tragedy of the Poles

Polarization is the antithesis of ethics. Continue reading

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Freddie Mac’s Conflict of Interest and the Betrayal Of The American Homeowner

Freddie Mac does a Goldman Sachs, at the expense of struggling homeowners, while NPR and Pro Publica blow the whistle on an outrageous conflict. Continue reading

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Finance, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media