Tag Archives: Conan O’Brien

Cleavage Ettiquette

The husband of the President of Finland is being widely ridiculed in the news media after being caught by a journalist’s camera as he plainly ogled the cleavage of  Princess Mary of Denmark and was seemingly caught in the act … Continue reading

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Why Students Lose Respect for School Authorities, Case Study 309,456: “The Red Scare”

Overly broad, poorly conceived, illogical, unnecessary and arbitrary rules simply teach students that the concept of adult intelligence and wisdom is a myth, and that they are under the thumbs of foolish, power-abusing, inconsiderate, child-loathing fools who deserve little respect and only whatever obedience that is necessary to minimize their insatiable need to bully, insult, and harm. Continue reading

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The Second Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The BEST of Ethics 2010

Depp, Stewart, Graham, Joyce, Coco—-The Best in Ethics 2010. Not nearly long enough…but still a lot of men, women and deeds worth celebrating. Continue reading

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Ethics Quote of the Week: Alessandra Stanley

How are the Emmys like the Nobel Peace Prize? Continue reading

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The Emmys, “South Park,” and Integrity

The Muslim extremist threat that cowed the Comedy Channel into censoring South Park has certainly spawned a bumper crop of unethical attempts at protest. First we had the juvenile “Let’s Insult Islam Because We Can Day” protest, better known as … Continue reading

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Conan on “60 Minutes”: Failing His Own High Standards

Conan O’Brien went on CBS’s “60 Minutes” this week, and managed to carefully trash NBC and Jay Leno without crossing the boundaries laid out in his agreement with NBC, which prohibited him from “disparaging” the network that treated him so … Continue reading

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Ethics Notes on a Busy Week

Jay, McCain, Oprah, Obama, Fox, Princeton, and the end of “The Ethicist’s” unethical streak. Continue reading

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Ethics Hero: Conan O’Brien

Another excerpt from Conan O’Brien’s farewell that deserves recognition. Continue reading

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Ethics Quote of the Week

Conan O’Brien on diligence and kindness. Continue reading

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On Hoaxes, Avatar, and More Late Night Ethics

Brief ethics notes on recent hoaxes, Avatar, and the NBC’s late night meltdown. Continue reading

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