Category Archives: War and the Military
The Los Angeles Times, War, and the Reckless, Arrogant News Media
The photos published by the Times were sensational and inflammatory, and nothing else. They tell us nothing about war that we didn’t know before, but their publication should enlighten us further about how irresponsible our news media has become. Continue reading
How Extreme Ideology Makes You An Insufferable, Mean-Spirited Jerk: Case Study…William Ayers
I thought trying to tar Barack Obama with his association with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn at the University of Chicago and their financial support of his political career was a cheap shot by the conservative media in 2008, and I think so now. Nonetheless, I cannot help wonder about the taste and values of anyone who would voluntarily stay in the presence of these miserable human beings for more than a few seconds. Continue reading
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Ethics Hero Emeritus: National Guard Sergeant Dennis P. Weichel Jr. (1983 -2012)
A National Guardsman teaches us what American values are. Continue reading
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Patch Motto Ethics, or WHO CARES???
Is there anything else Congress can waste its time on? Continue reading
Dear Nobel Committee: How Does That Peace Prize Look Now?
What the CIA is doing in Pakistan crosses over from reckless to evil. Continue reading
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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
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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
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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