Tag Archives: deception
The Ethical Firing That Never Happened: Penn State’s Blindness Continues
Penn State lied. Coach Joe Paterno was never fired. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Character, Education
Unethical Website: NewtGingrich.com…But Not In The Way You Think
Nixonian dirty tricks are OK with the Washington Post, as long as they are directed at Newt. Continue reading
Why Would Anyone Trust A Company That Tricks Them Into Opening Its Junk Mail?
The letter arrives in an envelope that works very hard to look like it will contain an official IRS document. The mailing stamp has an elaborate eagle and flag logo; a large 2011 is posted in the lower right-hand column. Also there: a statute number TITLE 18 SEC. 1702 US CODE. There is a window in the envelope, and the address that is visible appears on institutional pink paper.
Oh-oh. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial
Ethics Alarms Awards: The Sioux City GOP Candidates Debate
Ethics lessons and cautionary tales galore from the Republican candidates debate in Iowa! And the winner is….???? Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Government & Politics, History
The Twin Cities, Cheating CitizensTo Balance Their Budgets
Once a city has proven that it will steal from its citizens, what’s left? Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
Clark Gable, Loretta Young, and the Betrayal of Judy Lewis
Judy Lewis grew up in Hollywood, where everyone knew the truth of her parentage but refused to tell her. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Family, Popular Culture
Ethics Quiz: Is There An Ethical Obligation To Help An Actress Lie About Her Age?
Did the Internet Movie Data Base do anything unethical by publishing the actress’s real age without her permission? Continue reading
Unethical Business Practices: Online Reputation Services
I am going to dedicate myself to making sure that the public, the media, and the web community understands how many online reputation protection services operate, and to ensure that their reputation online is accurate: they are unethical bullies, whose goal is to limit and warp information, without regard for the truth. Continue reading
Fact Checker Ethics, Part II: Validating Deceit, and Practicing It Too
In its review of Washington Post “Fact Checker” Glenn Kessler’s shameful refusal to call the Democratic dissembling on Social Security, Ethics Alarms saved the best—which is to say, worst—for last. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Unethical Business Practices: Online Reputation Services”
Tgt has some uncomfortable truths about the practicalities of taking principled stands, in the context of my discussing the dishonest and bullying tactics of so-called online reputation protection services without specifically naming any one company. Continue reading →
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