Tag Archives: climate change
Fox Nation: Fair, Balanced, Biased, and Incredibly Gullible
It just isn’t ethical journalism to run stories because you wish they were true. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Journalism & Media, Popular Culture, The Internet
Climate Science Ethics: The Lovelock Interview
A great scientist frankly discusses the ethics of science and climate change. Continue reading
The Tragedy of the Climate Change Fiasco
I know where this is going, and it is not going to be good for anyone. Ethics fiascos, a.k.a ethics train wrecks, never are. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Stats, Polar Bears, and “Truth by Repetition”
The dishonest practice of “truth by repetition.” Continue reading
Beware of Ethicist Ethics
Avoiding a political or ideological slant is one of the most challenging tasks in rendering ethical analysis, and it is so easyto fall into the trap of letting bias rule reason that it helps to for ethicists to be regularly smacked upside the head. Me included. Continue reading
“Everybody’s Stupid”
Dear Rush and Sean: One weather event does nothing to disprove global warming, and it is either dishonest or ignorant to claim otherwise. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Journalism & Media, Science & Technology
Trust the Science, Not the Scientist?
Climate change scientists can not expect us to trust their research if we can’t trust them. Continue reading
Michael Chertoff’s Ethical Dilemma
Is it unethical to promote something in which you have a financial or other personal interest even if you would have advocated it anyway? When one is a respected and credentialed former public official, this situation can pose a real dilemma. Continue reading
When Experts Aren’t: The Ethics of Competence and “The Elements of Style”
Experts who are really incompetent cause great harm, which is why competence is a critical, though often ignored, ethical duty for all professionals, from Albero Gonzalez to Bernie Madoff to Ashley Simpson to White House social secretaries. Which brings us to Strunk and White… Continue reading
Filed under Education, Government & Politics, Literature, U.S. Society
An Ethical Compromise on Climate Change Policy?
An economist proposes a way to settle the global warming debate. Continue reading
