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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What happened to “60 Minutes” Correspondent Laura Logan, was such an unambiguous example of brutality and criminal conduct that you wouldn’t think it could raise any ethical controversies. But the already nasty incident has metastasized into a full-fledged Ethics Train Wreck, with both the Left and the Right taking turns disgracing themselves. Continue reading →
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In any battle between the forces of entrenched authoritarian power and the people who no longer are willing to be dominated by it, the United States is morally, ethically, and historically bound to favor the cause of freedom. Continue reading →
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Ethics foul on the PC bullies, and also on Cole. If you won’t fight for the right to be facetious and to ignore the offense-mongers, it is irresponsible to step on the battlefield. Continue reading →
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Whichever of these applies to Biden’s quote, it is remarkably silly, unethical statement.
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