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Patrick B. Pexton, whom Ethics Alarms dubbed The Worst Ombudsman Ever last Fall, has cemented a title with yet another example of bias and incompetence. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Professions

Tagged as bias, deception, lies, Obamacare, ombudsman, Patrick B. Pexton, The Washington Post

April 14, 2012

Unethical Website of the Month: The Ethical Psychic Project

There appears to be nothing whatsoever ethical about the The Ethical Psychic Project, except that a bunch of people who decided they couldn’t make enough money selling phony deeds to imaginary uranium mines thought that the word “ethical” might suck in some marks. Continue reading →

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Tagged as "The Ethical Psychic Project", confidentiality, conflicts of interest, deception, ethics codes, fraud, honesty, integrity, Psychic's Code of Ethics, psychics

February 29, 2012

Ethics Hero: Journalist Harris Meyer

Journalist Harris Meyer is determined to make certain that the right lesson comes out of Gaby Rodriguez’s fake pregnancy stunt. Continue reading →

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Filed under Character, Education, Ethics Heroes, Finance, Gender and Sex, Journalism & Media, Popular Culture, Research and Scholarship, U.S. Society

Tagged as American Civil Liberties Union, betrayal, deception, ethics, experiments, fairness, fake pregnancy, Gaby Rodriguez, Harris Meyer, hoaxes, lies, pregnancy, reality shows, social science research, trust, Washington, Yakima High School

January 14, 2012

The Ethical Firing That Never Happened: Penn State’s Blindness Continues

Penn State lied. Coach Joe Paterno was never fired. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Character, Education

Tagged as accountability, deception, firing, honesty, Joe Paterno, Penn State, Penn State sex scandal

December 21, 2011

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 →

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Filed under Government & Politics, History, Journalism & Media, The Internet, Unethical Websites

Tagged as American Bridge, bias, deception, dirty tricks, journalistic integrity, Newt Gingrich, PACs, President Richard Nixon, Washington Post

December 20, 2011

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 →

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Tagged as advertsing, deceit, deception, disclaimers, fine print, Ideal Tax Solutions, taxes, trust, trustworthiness