Category Archives: Research and Scholarship

Ethics Quote of the Week: Prof. Paul Horwitz

Trusted professionals shouldn’t misrepresent the truth, including the truth of what they believe. To do so causes unpredictable as well as predictable harm. Continue reading

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The Principal Who Helped Gaby Rodriguez Fake Her Pregnancy Just Won “Principal of the Year.” The Frightening Thing Is, He Might Have Deserved It.

An honor for the principal who helped a student lie to just about everyone. Continue reading

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Our Untrusted Professions: Another One Bites The Dust…Or Should.

One of the few professions we trust is pharmacists. It appears even that trust is undeserved. Continue reading

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Dr. Z’s Tips to Avoid Unethical Influences in the Workplace and in Life

Useful ethics tips from the creator of “The Stanford Prison Experiment” Continue reading

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Here’s a Proposal: Republicans Stop Saying That Obama’s a Muslim, and Democrats Stop Saying that The Supreme Court “Stole” The Presidency For Bush

Democrats still like to spread the lie that Al Gore could have been President. Continue reading

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No, Center For Public Integrity, New Jersey Obviously Is NOT the “Least Corruptible State, ” and Stop Confusing Compliance and Ethics

New Jersey, says the Center for Public Integrity, is the least corruptible state. What an irresponsible and silly thing to say. Continue reading

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Super Tuesday Confirmation Bias Lesson, Or Why We Can Never Trust Media Analysis

A graphic demonstration of why, when it comes to fair news analysis, we are on our own. Continue reading

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Ethics Hero Emeritus: James Q. Wilson (1931-2012)

It is James Q. Wilson, not Andrew Breitbart, that the conservatives should be mourning this week. Continue reading

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“Baby-Killing” Ethics

Why treat newborns any differently than late-term embryos? Continue reading

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Ethics Hero: Journalist Harris Meyer

Journalist Harris Meyer is determined to make certain that the right lesson comes out of Gaby Rodriguez’s fake pregnancy stunt. Continue reading

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