Category Archives: Literature
Celebrate Columbus Day, Honor Columbus
Let’s not forget Columbus. Continue reading
A Fan’s Obligation: 12 Life Lessons From Being a Red Sox Fan
This is not going to be a fun day. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Education, Leadership, Literature, Love, Professions, Religion and Philosophy, Sports
The Deceitful, Illogical, Unethical Disclaimer
My rules: any company or organization (that means you, PETA!) that uses a celebrity or another organization by name in its ads or promotional materials should be presumed to be untrustworthy, and any company or organization that employs a “pay no attention to the obvious implications of everything that you read, heard or saw before this” disclaimer is probably untrustworthy as well. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Journalism & Media, Literature
The Ten Commandments for Ethical Reviewers
Here, I believe, are the standards that film and theater critics should apply, my Ten Commandments for Ethical Reviewers. Feel free to send them to the critic of your choice. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Literature, Popular Culture, Professions
Comment of the Day: “Incompetent Elected Official of the Week: Sen. Claire McCaskill”
Karl Penny’s Comment of the Day is further reflection on the futile effort to turn back the tide of new technology, which Senator McCaskill apparently believes can be accomplished with a good marketing campaign. Continue reading
“The Star Thrower” and Ethics
I hadn’t read the original version of “The Star Thrower.” I’m glad I did. Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life, Education, Literature, Religion and Philosophy
Ethics Train Wreck Warning: Affirmative Action for the Hideous
It is rare that an ethics train wreck of culture-wide proportions can be prevented with a firm, “Shut up, and go away!” This appears to be one of those times, however, and if anyone is reluctant, I hereby volunteer for the job. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, History, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Literature, Popular Culture, Professions, Research and Scholarship, U.S. Society, Workplace
Ethics Hero and Artistic Champion: Stephen Sondheim, Defending “Porgy and Bess”
Sondheim has written a letter to the New York Times explaining…not arguing, because there is no argument…why the new “Porgy and Bess” is wrong. Perfect. Bravo, Stephen. Continue reading
Some Post Iowa Debate Ethics Awards
The GOP pre-Iowa straw poll presidential debate last night earned a few ethics awards, with many more to come as we get to know these pretenders better. Continue reading
