Tag Archives: affirmative action
Ethics Round-Up in Race, Religion and Sex: GOP Bigotry, Georgetown’s Integrity, and Warren’s Absurdity
Playing catch-up: three important ethics stories that mustn’t get buried. Continue reading
Elizabeth Warren and an Affirmative Action Flashback
40 years ago, I talked an All-American girl into taking advantage of affirmative action. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Education, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Race, 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
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
Diversity Ethics: “The Ethicist” vs. The Diversity Bullies
The New York Times’ Ethicist is under fire for not making a silly panel diverse enough. Continue reading
Filed under Gender and Sex, Journalism & Media, U.S. Society
My Theatrical Ethics Dilemma: Integrity or Fairness?
Non-traditional casting vs. Artistic and historical integrity…this is my dilemma. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, History, Popular Culture, Race, U.S. Society
Ethics Train Wreck Warning: Affirmative Action for the Hideous
It is rare that an ethics train wreck of culture-wide proportions can be prevented with a firm, “Shut up, and go away!” This appears to be one of those times, however, and if anyone is reluctant, I hereby volunteer for the job. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Daily Life, Etiquette and manners, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, History, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Literature, Popular Culture, Professions, Research and Scholarship, U.S. Society, Workplace
The Folly of Sacrificing Integrity to Kindness in Competitions
Not only may a momentary waiver of integrity for what seems like an admirable cause permanently render a competition and the honor of winning it meaningless, it well may inspire the well-meaning and misguided to stretch the questionable logic of your decision to the breaking point. Continue reading
The SATs: Flat Learning Curve=Unfair Questions
If the SAT test makers aren’t any smarter than this, they have no business testing anyone. Continue reading
