Tag Archives: Barry Bonds
Gift or Bribe? Barry Bonds’ Generosity to the NABJ
Is Barry Bonds trying to soften up the press? Does the gift create an appearance of impropriety? Is it, in short, a bribe, from which Bonds expects some kind words when he needs them? Continue reading →
Filed under Business & Commercial, Journalism & Media, Professions, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, Race, Sports, U.S. Society
Tagged as "The Ruddigore Fallacy", Andrew Carnegie, Barry Bonds, baseball, cheating, conflicts of interest, ethics, fairness, generosity, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, journalistic ethics, journalistic objectivity, legacy, Mark McGwire, respect, steroids, The National Association of Black Journalists
Charlie Rangel, Ethics Corrupter
Rep. Rangel should admit that his ethical principles became tainted over time, apologize, and resign with dignity. He should not pass those tainted principles on to the community, where they will do more damage. Continue reading →
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Leadership, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, Race, U.S. Society
Tagged as abuse of power, accountability, Barry Bonds, celebrity, cognitive dissonance, conflicts of interest, corruption, double standards, ethics, ethics corrupter, Harlem, heroes, House Ethics Committee, integrity, Nancy Pelosi, President Bill Clinton, Rep. Charles Rangel, responsibility
The Ethics of Giving Up on Ethics
The growth of ethical rot in failed civilizations has always been fertilized by quitters. Continue reading →
Filed under Citizenship, Daily Life, Journalism & Media, Race, Sports, U.S. Society
Tagged as apathy, Barry Bonds, baseball, Brian Cushing, cheating, child labor laws, Clarence Darrow, consumerism, courage, cowardice, culture, cycling, doping, drug legalization, environmentalism, ethics, fairness, honesty, John Adams, justice, justice system, Lance Armstrong, Mark McGwire, Martin Luther King, N.F.L., Paul Daugherty, performance-enhancing drugs, polution, racism, Ralph Nader, recreational drugs, Samuel Gompers, slavery, society, Susan B. Anthony, unions, William Lloyd Garrison, women's rights
Ethics Test for the Anti-Palin Crowd
You don’t have to love your enemies, but ethics demands that you still have to respect them as human beings. See if the Palin-haters in your life can understand this. Continue reading →
Filed under Business & Commercial, Daily Life, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Professions, Religion and Philosophy, Research and Scholarship
Tagged as Alaska, Barry Bonds, bias, ethics, fairness, Jeff Novitskly, Joe McGinniss, journalistic ethics, Ken Starr, Kitty Kelley, meanness, Monica Lewinsky, neighborhood ethics, Oprah Winfrey, privacy, Sarah Palin, spite, vengeance
Mark McGwire’s Steroid Confession, Part 1
Mark McGwire’s long-awaited admission that he used steroid should have no bearing at all on the judgment of him as an unworthy baseball idol. McGwire cheated, and his use of steroids damaged his fellow players and the game. Continue reading →
Filed under Business & Commercial, Ethics Scoreboard classics, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Religion and Philosophy, Science & Technology, Sports, U.S. Society
Tagged as apology, Barry Bonds, cheating, confessions, contrition, Ethics Scoreboard, honor, integrity, Major League Baseball, Mark McGwire, performance-enhancing drugs, Roger Clemens, Roger Maris, sportsmanship, steroids, the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
