Tag Archives: Communism

March 26, 2011

Exceptionalism and the United States of America’s Grand Ethical Dilemma

America has an obligation to stay strong, because if this country cannot be the world’s advocate and champion of freedom, no other nation will. But if America will not take a stand, one comprising actions, not words, at the moment when a whole region’s people are fighting oppression and despotism, can it still claim to be either? Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Citizenship, Government & Politics, History, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as Adolf Hitler, African Americans, American ideals, American interests, Americn exceptionalism, Arab nations, Assad, Bahrain, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Communism, democracy, Egypt, ethics, freedom, Gaddafi, Howard Zinn, humna rights, Iraq War, isoltationists, Libya, Middle East, mission, Noam Chomsky, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, revolutions, sacrifice, selfishness, slavery, Syria, The Bill of Rights, the Civil War, The Cold War, The Declaration of Independence, The Gettysburg Address, The Marshall Plan, the U.S. Constitution, trust, trustworthiness, World War II, WWII

March 23, 2011

Unethical Quote of the Week: New York Times Op-Ed Writer David Brooks

David Brooks embraces consequentialism at its worst. Continue reading →

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Filed under Around the World, Ethics Quotes, Government & Politics, History, War and the Military

Tagged as chaos, China, Cold War, Communism, David Brooks, ethics, genocide, Hiroshima, legitimacy, Libya, luck, objectives, responsibility, the Civil War, unintended consequences, United Nations coalition, Utilitarianism, warfare, World War II

December 2, 2010

Glenn Beck vs. George Soros: Beck Cheats, Soros Wins

Glenn Beck makes his own views seem weaker by using such dishonest tactics against Soros, and, as is often the case with Beck, he also makes his viewers ignorant in the process. George Soros deserves to be admired as someone whose rise shows what is great about America. By representing him as something else and using falsehoods and deceit to do it, Beck proves that he doesn’t fully appreciate the very values he claims to be defending. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, U.S. Society

Tagged as activism, American Dream, billionaires, Burma, Communism, deceit, democracy, demonizing, dictatorship, drug legalization, ethics, fairness, freedom, generosity, George Soros, Glenn Beck, ignorance, Jews, journalistic ethics, lies, marijuana, Mongolia, Move-On.Org, Nazis, personal attacks, philanthropy, political advocacy, President Theodore Roosevelt, Puppet Master, respect, slander, World War II

February 15, 2010

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 →

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Filed under U.S. Society

Tagged as Al Gore, BBC, climate change, Climategate, Communism, competence, diligence, East Anglia, East Anglia University, Ethics Train Wreck, fairness, global warming, honesty, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Medieval Warm Period, Nancy Pelosi, objectivity, pacifism, Pew Research, Phil Jones, Prof. John Christy, responsibility, Sen. Harry Reid, Vietnam War

February 12, 2010

Correction: S.C. Law Still Ridiculous, But Not Brilliant

It’s still a dumb law, but also an old one. Oops. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, History, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, The Internet

Tagged as archaic laws, blogs, Communism, competence, duty of due diligence, ethics, Red Scare, Sen. Joe McCarthy, South Carolina, terrorism, The Cold War, trustworthiness

February 9, 2010

NPR Shows How Bad Opinions Get Made

Economist Dan Ariely and NPR combine to make us dumb, misinformed, and Communists. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Finance, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Popular Culture, Professions, U.S. Society

Tagged as behavioral economics, broadcasting, Capitalism, Communism, Dan Ariely, demographics, ethics, journalistic ethics, National Public Radio, responsibility, socialism, surveys, wealth distribution

December 31, 2009

Ethics Hero Emeritus: Lester Rodney (1911-2009)

Any man or woman with values and principles can make a difference in society, simply by keeping an important idea alive. Lester Rodney’s life is proof of that. Continue reading →

Tag Archives: Communism

Exceptionalism and the United States of America’s Grand Ethical Dilemma

Unethical Quote of the Week: New York Times Op-Ed Writer David Brooks

Glenn Beck vs. George Soros: Beck Cheats, Soros Wins

The Tragedy of the Climate Change Fiasco

Correction: S.C. Law Still Ridiculous, But Not Brilliant

NPR Shows How Bad Opinions Get Made

Ethics Hero Emeritus: Lester Rodney (1911-2009)

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