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Young, Gullible, Lazy, Unimaginative and Unbelievable: I Wonder Why This Lawyer Has Trouble Finding A Job?
An unemployed lawyer claims to be one of the “99%”. I am dubious. Continue reading
The Status of Dismissed Gay Troops: An Ethics Test For The GOP
Despite the biases of their supporters, Republicans have an ethical and a patriotic duty to support Smith’s proposal. The only reasons for doing otherwise are mean-spiritedness, bigotry, and cynical pandering to the worst instincts of their constituency. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “College: the Worst Consumer Scam of All?”
“Student achievement has been falling so fast, it is ridiculous. I can see the difference year to year. Students aren’t required to study much, are not challenged, and are taught to ‘think’ by people who believe the word ‘think’ means ‘repeat everything I say’.” Continue reading
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College: the Worst Consumer Scam of All?
It can be expected that colleges will dispute the study. No one, however, who has watched Jay Leno interview clueless and apparently shameless college students who can’t answer questions one would expect a fourth grader to know, or who has, as I have, encountered dozens of recent graduates of elite schools whose analytical, writing, and rhetorical skills are negligible, will be inclined to doubt Prof. Arum’s conclusions. Continue reading
Accountability Follies: The B.C. Law Student’s Unethical Lament
An anonymous Boston College Law School student, soon to graduate, has requested a refund of his tuition because he is unemployed and sees no legal job in his immediate future. On a B.C. student website, he has posted an “open … Continue reading
Ethics Field Trip: People, Planes, Prosthetics and Problems
More than twelve hours spent in four airports and planes prompted these observations about the ethics pf travelers and those who make their journeys a living hell: Continue reading
The Trouble With Teachers Unions
The teachers unions’ desperate screams of outrage and blatant effort to use economic extortion to suppress proof of its members’ failings are proof that the Times has struck a nerve that needs to be struck. We can only hope that the citizens of Los Angeles back the paper and stand up to the union, for the sake of Los Angeles students and the integrity of journalism. Continue reading
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Comment of the Day: “Ethics Quiz: The Case of the Fake But Accurate Social Security Card”
A thoughtful take on the fake Social Security card hypothetical, and related issues. Continue reading →
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