Tag Archives: Hiroshima
Perry, Insomnia, Leadership, and the Death Penalty
Brian Williams’ question to Rick Perry was centered on feelings and the death penalty, but it was really about leadership. Continue reading
Unethical Quote of the Week: New York Times Op-Ed Writer David Brooks
David Brooks embraces consequentialism at its worst. Continue reading
Unethical Post of the Month: Jonah Goldberg
In his latest post on the National Review website, conservative blogger Jonah Goldberg wonders why the CIA hasn’t had the sense to assassinate WikiLeaks founder and current renegade leaker Julian Assange. That’s right: Goldberg believes that in the national interest (for Assange has gathered and leaked massive amounts of classified information relating to U.S. military operations), the U.S. government should murder an Australian citizen without due process, a trial, or anything approaching regard for law, ethics, and human rights. Continue reading
The Ethics of Commemorating Hiroshima
Is there anything wrong with the U.S. commemorating the 65th anniversary of the dropping of the Atom bomb in Japan? No. Continue reading
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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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A Recall For Bad History?
“This book is a Toyota” Now what? Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “Follow Up and Clarification On The Hiroshima Apology Cable: I Was Wrong, I Apologize…and More”
Rick Jones generously contributes his analysis to the botched Hiroshima apology story in this Comment of the Day. Continue reading →
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