Tag Archives: bribery

December 27, 2010

Campaign Contributions During Key Votes: Call It Bribery

It isn’t just earmarks our patriotic representatives on Capitol Hill are auctioning off, but the laws themselves. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership

Tagged as accountability, breach of trust, bribery, Congress, corruption, cynicism, dishonesty, earmarks, ethics, House Ethics Committee, influence peddling, lies, lobbying, PMA Group, quid pro quo, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Sen. Max Baucus, U.S. House of Representatives, United States Senate

November 30, 2010

The Democrats, Earmarks, and the Transparency Dodge

No, earmark-cutting won’t cure the deficit; yes, earmarks are an example of politics taking precedence over responsible governing. Every ethical Senator and House member should support the ban, and any who does not should be marked as ripe for removal. Continue reading →

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Filed under Education, Government & Politics, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as bribery, campaign contributions, corruption, defeat of Senate earmark ban, Democrats, earmark ban, earmarks, ethics, fairness, federal budget deficit, fiscal responsibility, horse bridge, pork, rationalizations, Republican Caucus, responsibility, Sen. Dick Durbin, transparency

November 30, 2010

GlaxonSmithKline Inspires a Fun Game For Your Holiday Party: “Forcast That Ethics Scandal!”

Almost all ethics scandals and examples of outrageous unethical conduct are thoroughly predictable, whether they involve individual, organizations or institutions. Why didn’t I see this one coming? Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Health and Medicine, Professions, Research and Scholarship, Science & Technology

Tagged as bias, bribery, cheating, conflicts of interest, Dr. Alan F. Schatzberg, Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff, Dr. David A. Kessler, drugs, ethics scandals, football, Fox news, games, ghostwriting, GlaxonSmithKline, holiday parties, independent judgment, integrity, journalistic ethics, manipulation, medical ethics, medical journals, medical reserach, objectivity, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceuticals, politics, publishing ethics, Rep. Alan Grayson, research ethics, sex scandals, Tom DeLay, TV reality shows, unethical research practices

November 20, 2010

The Internet Censorship Bill and Escalating Abuse of Government Power: Why Do We Continue to Trust These People?

Day by day we are watching our core rights be marginalized by the very people who are sworn to protect it. They are neither honest, nor especially bright, nor courageous, and their loyalty and integrity are for sale, yet we not only accept their abuses, but prepare to trust them with even more power over our lives. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Daily Life, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Popular Culture, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as "everybody does it", "Tea Party" movement, "the ends justify the means", abuse of power, airport security, American Civil Liberties Union, arrogance, bias, bribery, Christine O'Donnell, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, corruption, Democrats, dirty tactics, due process, ethics, Fifth Amendment, file-sharing, Freedom of Speech, full-hand patdowns, health care reform, illegal immigration, inconstitutional legislation, media bias, necessity, rationalizations, Republicans, responsibility, The Dream Act, the First Amendment, torture, trust, trustworthiness, U.S. Attorney General, venality

October 14, 2010

Ethics Quote of the Week: Former NFL agent Josh Luchs

Sports agent Josh Luch’s account makes it clear that his style of ethics decision-making was nothing but rationalizations. In the course of his interview, he appeals to lots of them. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Ethics Quotes, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, Sports, U.S. Society

Tagged as bribery, cheating, cons, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, Josh Luchs, moral luck, N.C.A.A., N.F.L., quid pro quo, rationalizations, sports agents, Sports Illustrated

October 1, 2010

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 →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Education, Finance, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as "the ends justify the means", abuse of power, apathy, bribery, Chris Christie, Cory Booker, democracy, Facebook, fairness, George Soros, integrity, journalism, Mark Zuckerberg, New Jersey, Newark, Oprah Winfrey, principle, process, schools, wealth

September 12, 2010

Are Restaurants That Hire Illegal Immigrants Ethical?

Are restaurants that hire illegal immigrants ethical?

No. Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Daily Life, Finance, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, U.S. Society, Workplace

Tagged as bribery, Chris MacDonald, Diner's Journal, duty of citizenship, Education, ethics, fair wages, greed, illegal immigrants, illegal immigration, law enforcement, minimum wage, national security, rationalizations, restaurants, slavery, social policy, unions, women's rights

July 16, 2010

Shrugging Off Corrupt Fundraising Practices in Congress

While they were debating the just-passed financial reform bill on the floor of Congress, eight members of Congress walked out of the Capitol into fundraising meetings and events where they solicited and received contributions from the very financial institutions that the bill would regulate. Some of the contributions came as crucial votes were taken. The reaction of the Congressmen? “So??” Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, U.S. Society, Government & Politics, Leadership, Citizenship

Tagged as lobbying, honesty, Congress, House Ethics Committee, bribery, U.S. House of Representatives, appearance of impropriety, fundraising, Goldman Sachs, Financial Reform Bill, Code of Ethics for Government Service, Rep. Tom Price, Rep. Joe Crowley

June 24, 2010

The Perfect Wedding Reception

Was the food writer allowing chefs to bribe him at his wedding reception? Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Journalism & Media, Professions, The Internet

Tagged as appearance of impropriety, bribery, catering, conflict of interest, ethics, extortion, fairness, food critic, honesty, integrity, Josh Ozersky, quid pro quo, Time.com, weddings

June 4, 2010

Richard Bach’s World Without Trust

Richard Bach writes, “Anybody who’s ever mattered, anybody who’s ever been happy, anybody who’s ever given any gift to the world has been a divinely selfish soul, living for his own best interest, no exceptions.” A more unethical point of view would be hard to find. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Citizenship, Daily Life, Ethics Quotes, Journalism & Media, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society

Tagged as "everybody does it", "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", "the ends justify the means", "The King's Pass", Ayn Rand, bribery, caring, fairness, Frederick Nietzsche, honesty, kindness, promise-keeping, promises, quotations, rationalizations, Richard Bach, Rick Moranis, SCTV, selfishness, The Golden Rule, trust, trustworthiness

Tag Archives: bribery

Campaign Contributions During Key Votes: Call It Bribery

The Democrats, Earmarks, and the Transparency Dodge

GlaxonSmithKline Inspires a Fun Game For Your Holiday Party: “Forcast That Ethics Scandal!”

Ethics Quote of the Week: Former NFL agent Josh Luchs

The Facebook Founder’s Sinister and Unethical Hundred Million Dollar Gift

Shrugging Off Corrupt Fundraising Practices in Congress

The Perfect Wedding Reception

Richard Bach’s World Without Trust

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