Tag Archives: abuse of power

The Civil Forfeiture Outrage: American Government At Its Worst, So Naturally We Ignore It

Do progressives and conservatives have the courage to confront the illusion-shattering outrage of civil asset forfeiture in America? Not so far. Continue reading

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Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement

Teacher Alert: Students Are Not Your Trained Monkeys!

More unethical indoctrination by school teachers—for money, naturally. Continue reading

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The Susan G. Komen Foundation-Planned Parenthood Ethics Train Wreck

The fight over the Komen Foundation’s abandonment of Planned Parenthood has no heroes and many ethics miscreants. Continue reading

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Filed under Bioethics, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity

Incomprehensible Nevada Justice For A Sexual Predator

Pop quiz: Can you guess the sentence for this criminal? (Hint: its a female.) Continue reading

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Yuri’s Tweets, Flawed Analogies and the School’s Defenders

More on Yuri Wright’s tweets and expulsion Continue reading

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Attention Schools: You Do Not Own Your Students

Here we go again—a school decides that a student is theirs to supervise, 24-7. Continue reading

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Filed under Education, The Internet, U.S. Society

Please Kill My Dog

“The Ethicist,” Ariel Kaminer, is faced with a question of animal rights. Continue reading

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Politics in Elementary School: Unethical Always

Third graders at Woodbrook Elementary School in Albemarle County, Virginia recently performed a song called “Part of the 99,” proclaiming their solidarity with the “Occupy” movement’s zeitgeist. But of course the teachers had nothing to do with it…. Continue reading

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Ethics Quiz, Killer Pizza Edition: Can School “No-Tolerance” Be Dumber Than THIS?

Can political correctness “no-tolerance” idiocy in the schools get any worse than punishing a child for the shape of his pizza slice? Continue reading

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Incompetent Elected Official of the Month: California State Senator Ted Lieu

California state senator Ted Lieu is angry that Lowe’s is bending to one boycott threat, so his solution is to threaten it with another one. Continue reading

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