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The ACLU Gives Us a Lesson in Principles
Sometimes bad people are connected to vital values, and it is impossible to protect one without helping the other. That’s when we find out exactly how much we care about core principles. The A.C.L.U. has passed its test with colors flying. Continue reading
Terry Jones’ Next Irresponsible Protest: Legal? Sure. Stupid? Yes. Ethical? Of Course Not.
Like Fred Phelps and his cult’s putrid disruptions of veteran funerals, Rev. Terry Jones is an example of how America is bound to permit irresponsible as well as responsible speech under the protection of the First Amendment. Continue reading
Unethical Quote of the Month: #1 American Asshole, Rev. Terry Jones
Rev. Jones richly deserves the asshole label, indeed the U.S. Champion, Gold Plated, #1 Asshole label, because nothing else adequately describes his reckless, self-promoting, hateful, irresponsible, deadly, virtually treasonous conduct—all completely legal, of course. Continue reading
The Teacher’s Pilgrimage
Sorry, Ms. Kahn…three weeks off in the middle of a school year is not a reasonable request. Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Rep. Dennis Kucinich
I find Rep.Kucinich’s statement especially indefensible, because the degree of his presumably misstatement of the truth was completely unnecessary if his motives were good. Continue reading
The NPR Ethics Train Wreck
Ethics train wreck scholars take note: when an organization’s image and existence is based on multiple lies, an ETW is inevitable. Today’s lesson: NPR Continue reading
Lara Logan’s Cairo Ordeal Starts An Ethics Train Wreck
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
Are GOP Leaders Obligated to Condemn Doubters of Obama’s Birth and Beliefs?
“Meet the Press’s” Gregory’s attack on Speaker Boehner was unfair. When there’s a bi-partisan standard in effect, evenly applied, let me know. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “How Not To Promote Tolerance and Undersatnding of Muslim Culture
“This will certainly not promote tolerance, but in its own horrible way, it might promote understanding. On the one hand, all variety of men are capable of producing the sort of person who would sooner slay their significant other to avoid the shame of divorce. In a strange way, this just says that they’re just like anyone else.” Continue reading →
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