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Ethics Alarms Recap: A Long Weekend of Ethics

A recap of the weekend’s topics, for those of you who took a weekend’s break from ethics, or at least arguing about them Continue reading

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The Most Ethical President

Who was the most ethical President? The first one, I think. Continue reading

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Reflections On President’s Day, 2012: A United States Diminished in Power, Influence and Ideals

On Presidents Day, we must face the reality that we have not met our responsibilities to stay capable of acting on our ideals. Continue reading

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Update: The King Memorial Quote Mess Is Officially A Fiasco

The problem with honoring great men and women is that the honors are usually planned by the not-so-great. Continue reading

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Ethics Hero Emeritus: Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011)

Of him it could be fairly stated, as of few others, that while Christopher Hitchens was around, bullshit was never safe. Continue reading

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Unethical Quote of the Week: Herman Cain

The ethical problem with Cain’s Libya policy answer was not that he fumbled it, but that like his stated position on abortion, it is unethical and intellectually lazy. Continue reading

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My 15 Hollywood Cures For A Paterno-Penn State-Sandusky Hangover, Part 2

The second half of the fifteen ethics movies I’m using to recharge the batteries drained by Joe Paterno. Continue reading

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My 15 Hollywood Cures For A Paterno-Penn State-Sandusky Hangover, Part 1

As I try to get over my own Penn State ethics hangover, I’ll share with you the thirteen movies that I will turn to as I try to recharge my enthusiasm, inspiration, and hope. Here are #1 though 7: Continue reading

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Ethics Quote of the Week: Greta Van Susteren

Gtrea Van Susteren asks why Wisconsin journalists haven’t demanded that the thugs on the Wisconsin Supreme Court resign. Good question! Continue reading

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Incompetent Elected Official of the Month: Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.)

Rep. Carson is an incompetent, unscrupulous, irresponsible disgrace, and if the Democratic Party was appropriately committed to civil discourse and fairness, it would tell him so. It won’t. Continue reading

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