Category Archives: Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity

Ethics Hero Emeritus: Rushworth Kidder (1944-2012)

The ethics world lost one of its leaders yesterday. Continue reading

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Ethics Hero: Pastor Thomas Keinath

Some people are so good they make us feel inherently unethical. Like this guy. Continue reading

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The Girl Scouts, the Loyal Wife, and “Wisconsin Sickness”

Would you be comfortable with your daughter’s Girl Scout troop leader being married to someone obsessed with serial killers? A weird Wisconsin dilemma… Continue reading

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Tim Wakefield, the Knuckleball, and Character

Throwing a knuckleball builds character, as Tim Wakefield’s career showed. Continue reading

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Wikipedia Ethics

And this is why you can’t trust Wikipedia, Continue reading

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When Leaders Are Phonies: Douglas Wilder’s National Slavery Museum Betrayal

Leaders who only pretend to lead are not leaders, but liars. Continue reading

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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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The Corruption Problem

Sure, corporations corrupt the political system. So does that statement. Continue reading

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Mitt’s Gift

Mitt Romney gave a jobless woman some money to help her pay her electric bill, that racist son-of-a-bitch… Continue reading

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The Third Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The Worst of Ethics 2011 (Part 1)

The 2012 Ethics Alarms Awards…first up, the Worst, Part I. Continue reading

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