Category Archives: War and the Military
The Darkness of the Right, Pissing Away American Values
Mark Levin and his ethically blind colleagues do incalculable harm to our culture and corrupt our values by defending and even cheering the indefensible. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Journalism & Media, U.S. Society, War and the Military
Snafu Ethics
Is the word snafu uncivil? Continue reading
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
Stupid Religion Tricks
Efforts by religious and anti-religious interest groups to push their beliefs and agendas are unavoidable, if often annoying. When their machinations threaten real harm, they ought to be condemned, opposed, and told to behave. In its response to two recent incidents, our government is batting .500. Continue reading
The Ethical Duty To Correct Stupidity
Preventing an unequivocal blunder you see happening in front of your eyes, or at least making the effort, is a duty, whether it is calling attention to an embarassingly mispelled word on a permanent sign going up over a highway, or telling the head of Netflix that splitting the company’s services off from each other is suicide, or telling Robert E. Lee that Pickett’s Charge is going to lose the war. Continue reading
Ethics Quote of the Week: Charles Krauthammer
Sometimes an individual can get what he deserves, but get it in the wrong way. That was the situation here. The human rights activists were correct to remind us that Gaddafy’s treatment was wrong, and we should acknowledge that. Continue reading
Integrity, Politics, and Medal of Honor Ethics
I know it is called the Congressional Medal of Honor, but once Congress starts getting involved in deciding who deserves the medal, it will all be about politics, and honor will be lost. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Professions, War and the Military
Comment of the Day: “The Darkness of the Right, Pissing Away American Values”
In this entertaining Comment of the Day, Haddit (who, I gather, has “haddit” with all this ethics talk) gives a bravura performance of exactly where ethics-free thinking will get you in this and other war-related issues. Continue reading →
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