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The Basics
It will help if we can all get on the same page: here are the important pages to get on. Continue reading
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The Maine Incivility Project
Maine’s Governor LePage is evidently not a practitioner of civility. Continue reading
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Random Encounters with the Human Race: Caring and Helpless
All over America, indeed, all over the world, ordinary people struggle with personal crisis and tragedy. It is important that we care, and that we all try to give each other some support and encouragement. Continue reading
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Super Sunday Ethics: Tim Tebow’s Pro-Life Superbowl Ad
N.F.L. quarterback Tim Tebow is in the middle of a fierce culture wars controvesy because he agreed to let his life story be the centerpiece of a Super Bowl ad created by Focus on the Family, the evangelical group founded … Continue reading
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Final Ethics Alarms on the Coakley-Brown Race: Fairness and Honesty Take a Holiday
Congratulations to all those in the media, public and both political parties who managed to stay fair, dignified, respectful, candid and honest before the election, as well as those who avoided gloating, blame-shifting and spinning after it.
There weren’t enough of them. Continue reading
Late Night Ethics at NBC, and an Ethics Hero
Conan O’Brien did the only honorable, dignified thing left for him. Even the highest-paid workers deserve respect. Continue reading
Lies, Scams, Fiascos, and “Saved By the Bell”
Diverse ethics observations while living the lonely existence of a traveling ethics trainer… Continue reading
The 2009 Ethics Alarms Awards, Part 2: The Best
The Best in Ethics of 2009. May the 2010 list be longer! Most Important Ethical Act of the Year: President Barack Obama’s executive order banning torture. The Declaration of Independence already did it once, but the President was right: we … Continue reading
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Ethics Tip To President Obama Regarding the Mohammed Trial: Please Shut Up!
If Mohammed is going to be tried, he must be tried fairly. If that is to happen, then the President of the United States, U.S Senators and the Attorney General (see the previous post) have a duty to shut up about his prospects of conviction. Continue reading
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