Tag Archives: kindness
Ethics Heroes: Seniors at Lexington (Ky) Catholic High School
The Catholic school forgot what good conduct was, but the students remembered. Continue reading
Filed under Education, Ethics Heroes, Gender and Sex, Love, Religion and Philosophy
Ethics Quiz: The Conundrum of the Crushed Crab
A crab dies, a kind woman cries, and the crowd laughs. Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Character, Daily Life, Humor and Satire
The Monsters, the Baseball and the Kid
A couple from Texas was vilified last month for being cruel to a child. Except that they weren’t. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Journalism & Media
Ethics Article of the Week: George Will On His Son’s Birthday
I highly recommend George Will’s reflections on the birthday of his son Jon, who has Down syndrome, and is 40 today. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Character, Family, Health and Medicine, Journalism & Media, Love, U.S. Society
My Field of Dreams
It really is true that an ethical act is its own reward. I just doesn’t feel like it sometimes. Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Daily Life, Popular Culture, U.S. Society
Comment of the Day: “Ethics Quiz: The Case of the Abandoned Prom Date”
You almost have me convinced, guys. Maybe tgt is right, and I’m just telling the kids to get off my lawn… Continue reading
Filed under Education, Romance and Relationships, U.S. Society
Ethics Quiz: The Case of the Abandoned Prom Date
The high school junior lost her prom date. Is the school wrong to ban her from the prom? Continue reading
Internet Betrayal: The Dork, The Spreadsheet, and the E-mail Avenger
When you send a private message to someone and pour out your heart, empty your skull, vent your spleen, or otherwise express things you probably should have slept on and moderated in the clear light of day, you don’t want your correspondent to use the internet as a weapon against you and introduce you to millions at your worst. It is a terrible, cruel, indefensible thing to do…to anyone. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Etiquette and manners, The Internet
Mirlande Wilson Is My Favorite Ethics Dunce of All Time!
Oh what a tangled web we weave when we play the lottery with other people’s money and are world-class screw-ups! Continue reading
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Character, Ethics Dunces, Workplace
Bear to the Rescue!
Is the rescue bear any more ethical than “Jurassic Park’s” T-Rex? Continue reading
Filed under Animals
