Tag Archives: apathy
Flashback: “Ethics Test at McDonald’s”
The incident that inspired the essay still troubles me. I wish I could blame McDonald’s for the callousness that my 2006 experience and last week’s incident in Maryland exposed, but unfortunately, our problem relates to the Golden Rule, not the Golden Arches. Continue reading
Are Citizens of Warring Nations “Innocent”?
The exoneration of citizens for the acts of their governments is a relatively new phenomenon, one happily endorsed by the habitually politically correct. It is untrue, and it is time to blow the whistle. Ethics foul. Continue reading
Child Abuse, Animal Abuse: Why We Must Judge
One must compare animal abuse to child abuse with delicacy. But Alice’s story is relevant to some of the comments that have appeared here this week relating to Jessica Beagly, the mother who took home videos of her cruel methods of “disciplining” her young adopted son and brought then to “Dr. Phil,” for all the world to see. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Ethics Scoreboard Flashback: “Death on Everest”, a Real Life “What Would You Do?”
The discussion in the earlier post today regarding ABC’s revolting “What Would You Do?” convinced me that I should re-post this essay about a real-life “What Would You Do?”tragedy, which originally appeared on The Ethics Scoreboard in 2006. Entitled “Death on Everest,” It has been lightly edited to bring it up to date. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Daily Life, Ethics Heroes, Ethics Scoreboard classics, History, Leadership, Sports
The Facebook Founder’s Sinister and Unethical Hundred Million Dollar Gift
In a shocking development last week that received very little thoughtful or critical coverage from the newsmedia, Facebook mogul and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg gave the Newark schools $100 million in return for dictating how the schools are run. Continue reading
The Bell Salary Scandal and the Victims’ Breach of Duty
The officials of Bell, California deserve to be in jail, but the citizens of Bell should be ashamed of themselves. Continue reading
The Ethics of Non-Voting Candidates
Does not voting for over a decade disqualify one for public office? Not quite, but… Continue reading
Ethics Quote of the Week
The limits of tolerance as a virtue. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Arts & Entertainment, Citizenship, Daily Life, Ethics Quotes
Courting Confusion: Unethical Candidates for Unethical Voters
I am not sure who is more ethically revolting: the exploitive candidates who seek to be elected by the confused and lazy, or the pathetic voters who disrespect the gift of democracy by falling for their deception. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, History
