Tag Archives: Citizenship
The Los Angeles Times, War, and the Reckless, Arrogant News Media
The photos published by the Times were sensational and inflammatory, and nothing else. They tell us nothing about war that we didn’t know before, but their publication should enlighten us further about how irresponsible our news media has become. Continue reading
Introducing “The Hollinger Awards”…and the First Recipient, Susan Cole
When your ethics alarms are dead, you might think everyone else is as unethical as you are. If so, you might be in the running for a Hollinger! Continue reading
Filed under Character, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
Ethics Heroes: The U.S. Supreme Court
The right of the followers of religious wacko Fred Phelps to spew their hate is also the right of you or I to state our opinions and political views without fear of legal and government reprisals. Snyder v. Phelps is bound to be an unpopular decision, but it is undeniably an ethical one, recognizing the priority of values that make the United States the remarkable country and society that it is. Continue reading
An Ethical Observation and Plea Regarding the “Don’t Ask…” Debate
The “Don’t Ask” debate is just cruelty now, and it is intolerable. Continue reading
Give Back the Money, Charlie!
As an indication of his ethical principles, courage and integrity—or, rather, the lack of them—the decision not to give refunds to political donors alone is sufficient reason not to vote for Charlie Crist. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
“The Ethicist” and Helping Illegal Immigrants
This is what the government’s negligence on illegal immigration has done to our logic, our conduct and our ethics. Continue reading
The Westboro Baptist Church and Free Speech: When Cruel and Unfair Can Still Be Right
It was cruel and unfair for Albert Snyder to have to pay the court costs of the despicable group that disrupted his son’s funeral. But it was the right result. Continue reading
Ethics Dunces: The Republican National Committee
The only excuse the GOP has for not signing a civility statement is that it sees a benefit in not being civil. Continue reading
Comment of the Day on “Ethics Triple Dunces…”
[In his Comment of the Day, Jeffrey Field endorses the actions of both the teacher and the superintendent that I labeled "ethics triple dunces" for making students write letters lobbying for more money in school budgets, raises some other provocative … Continue reading →
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