Tag Archives: courage
Tim Wakefield, the Knuckleball, and Character
Throwing a knuckleball builds character, as Tim Wakefield’s career showed. Continue reading
Filed under Ethics Heroes, Sports, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, Character
Tales of Moral Luck: The Snake, the Testicle and the Lousy Friend
“Help! I’ve been bitten on the testicle by a deadly snake!” Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Around the World, Character, Health and Medicine
Comment of the Day: “Ethics Quote of the Week: Yu Jie”
On the erosion of academic freedom and the turmoil in higher education. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Education, Professions, U.S. Society
Ethics Quote of the Week: Yu Jie
We are letting our dependence on China threaten our ethical integrity and values. Continue reading
Filed under Around the World, Character, Education, Government & Politics, Leadership
Ethics Hero Emeritus: Roger Boisjoly (1938-2012)
Roger Boisjoly did all he could to prevent the Challenger disaster. That it wasn’t enough doesn’t make him less of an Ethics Hero. Continue reading
Tales Of Ethics Dunces Past: Recalling the Self-Indulgent Suicide of Hunter Thompson
Recalling Hunter Thompson’s unethical suicide. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Character, Ethics Scoreboard classics, Family, U.S. Society
Don Cornelius, Suicide…and Ethics Hero?
If the current trend does not change, then the choice of an older American to end his or her life before it becomes a societal burden will be both rational and heroic, and our attitudes about the ethics of suicide will have to evolve accordingly. Continue reading
Ethics Hero: Wolf Blitzer
As Newt tries the same cynical ploy once too often. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Ethics Heroes, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media
Unethical Quote of the Week: Jerry Sandusky
Who wants to hear Jerry Sandusky tell us what a great guy Joe Paterno was? Not me. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Ethics Quotes, Leadership, Sports
