Tag Archives: budget deficit
Our Incompetent Broadcast News Media: A Frustrating Morning With Soledad O’Brien
The incompetence and bias of the broadcast media is doing its part tyo send the US down the path of Greece. Exhibit A: CNN’s Soledad O’Brien. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Finance, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media
Unemployment Check Ethics: “The Ethicist” Gets It Right
Question: Is it unethical “for a relatively wealthy person” to receive unemployment checks, even if he or she met the requirements? Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Finance, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, U.S. Society
Richard Cohen, National Interests, and the Ethical Duties of the US to the World
Richard Cohen, Washington Post columnist, challenges the isolationist voices on the left and the right that make up a large component, if not the majority, of our elected leadership today. His reference point: Nazi Germany. Continue reading
Ethics Dunces: The Senate and House Leadership
As part of the pathetic, cynical and inadequate budget deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, Republicans and Democrats were called upon to assemble a bi-partisan “super committee” of twelve House members and Senators, chosen by the respective leaders from both parties, to come up with a way to close the deficit. Now that the S&P ratings downgrade has embarrassed the nation, destabilized foreign markets and sent an unambiguous message that the United States has to get serious about balancing the books and fast, have our political leaders responded to the challenge by choosing elected representatives of states and districts who have track records of collaboration, political courage, truthtelling and placing the best interests of the nation over narrow electoral fundraising and ideological objectives? Continue reading
The Unethical Deficit Debate, a Cause for Despair
If the bi-partisan dishonesty and unethical conduct surrounding the budget showdown last week didn’t cause you to despair, then you weren’t paying attention. Continue reading
Sunday Ethics Blast: An Overly-helpful Teacher, A Hands-on Youth Counselor, A Poverty Program Slacker and a Redeemed Ethicist
Here are some quick links and observations to get your ethical juices going this Sunday… Continue reading
The NPR Ethics Train Wreck
Ethics train wreck scholars take note: when an organization’s image and existence is based on multiple lies, an ETW is inevitable. Today’s lesson: NPR Continue reading
Integrity Failure: Speaker Boehner, When It Counts
Everyone has to sacrifice, no wasteful spending is too small, says Speaker Boehner. But he refuses to apply the principles he preaches when hisown political capital is on the chopping block. Continue reading
