Category Archives: U.S. Society
Ethics Quiz: Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Ancestry
Is Elizabeth Warren’s great, great, great grandmother Sen. Scott Brown’s new blood y sock? Continue reading
Filed under Character, Education, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Race, U.S. Society
Unethical Quote of the Week: CNN Morning Anchor Carol Costello
“Does this make sense in the real world? No. But this is the world of politics.” —CNN’s Carol Costello, editorializing—as usual—while ridiculing a Republican—as usual. Her target was Rep. Michele Bachmann’s recently announced endorsement of former rival Mitt Romney, now … Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Ethics Article of the Week: George Will On His Son’s Birthday
I highly recommend George Will’s reflections on the birthday of his son Jon, who has Down syndrome, and is 40 today. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Character, Family, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Love, U.S. Society
The Jack Berghouse Cheating Conundrum: Bad Father? Good Father? Ethics Corrupter?
Is it right for parents to use lawyers and the court system to intimidate schools into whitewashing a student’s records? Continue reading
Filed under Character, Education, Family, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
Ethics Dunces: Connecticut Lawmakers
No matter how you look at Connecticut’s capital punishment ban, it is either irresponsible, incompetent, lacks integrity, or all three. Continue reading
My Field of Dreams
It really is true that an ethical act is its own reward. I just doesn’t feel like it sometimes. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Daily Life, Popular Culture, U.S. Society
A Worm In The Culture: Warped Competition Ethics
Imagine if Ted Williams, LeBron James, Joe Montana, Bobby Orr and Venus Williams had been kicked off their high school teams because they dominated. What kind of Maoist, mediocrity-rewarding, excellence-stifling values is Southhampton High trying to infect the nation with by penalizing high performance and achievement? Continue reading
Filed under Education, Gender and Sex, Sports, U.S. Society
Ethics Message of the Week: Henry Rollins
An inspiring and ethical video of taste and power, from artist/singer/ thinker Henry Rollins. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Daily Life, Education, U.S. Society
For My Father
As my Dad’s birthday approaches, a nearly forgotten poem he loved that still has wisdom to convey. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Ethics Quiz: The Case of the Abandoned Prom Date”
You almost have me convinced, guys. Maybe tgt is right, and I’m just telling the kids to get off my lawn… Continue reading
Filed under Education, Romance and Relationships, U.S. Society
