Tag Archives: Ground Zero
Ethics Alarms Presents “The Mosquies”…the Best and Worst of the “Ground Zero Mosque” Ethics Train Wreck
The “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy is an epic “ethics train wreck” that has spread its destruction far and wide, across regional, ideological and national borders, leaving confusion, misunderstanding and bad feelings in its wake. Now is as good a time as any to take stock of the situation, and to recognize those who have distinguished themselves during the carnage, for good or ill. To this end, Ethics Alarms presents its first annual (and hopefully last ever) awards for outstanding ethical and unethical conduct during the whole mess, “The Mosquies.” Continue reading
Thank You, Glenn Beck…
…for manufacturing your own violation of The Second Niggardly Principle, clarifying what is wrong about the Ground Zero Mosque. Continue reading
When the President Agrees With Me, He’s Wrong
It is absolutely a proper use of Obama’s presidential power, and his duty, to make clear statements regarding rights, responsibilities, national priorities and values. But he is not our national referee, advice columnist or arbiter of good taste, nor is he Oprah Winfrey, Rush Limbaugh or Maureen Dowd, and he diminishes his own stature every time he adopts these roles. Continue reading
The Ground Zero Mosque and “The Niggardly Principles”
Fine, reasonable, ethical commentators, not to mention Mayor Bloomberg, have argued that the moderate Muslim group seeking to build an Islamic center and mosque within a hand grenade’s throw of Ground Zero is blameless, persecuted, and as pure as the driven snow in its ethics. Why? They are ignoring the Second Niggardly Principle. Continue reading
The Ethics Of The Ground Zero Mosque
The proposed Ground Zero mosque is an Ethics Train Wreck, one is so bad I hesitated to write about it—ethics train wrecks trap commentators too—in the vain hope that it would somehow resolve itself with minimal harm. That is obviously not in the cards, however; not when the Anti-Defamation League weighs in on the side of religious intolerance, thus forfeiting its integrity and warping its mission. The wreck is still claiming victims, and there is no end in sight. Continue reading
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Accountability Lessons, Oil Spill Ethics, and Obama’s Leadership Failure
Whether the latest BP fix works or not, President Obama should immediately announce that he is taking complete responsibility for the spill, will devote every available waking hour to stopping it, and be fully accountable for the results. Yes: there is great political risk in doing this, but greater political risk in not doing it. He is our leader, and accountability is his job. It is a lesson he needs to learn, and the sooner the better. There are 5 related lessons that he has already failed. Continue reading
