Tag Archives: Republicans

Ethics Round-Up in Race, Religion and Sex: GOP Bigotry, Georgetown’s Integrity, and Warren’s Absurdity

Playing catch-up: three important ethics stories that mustn’t get buried. Continue reading

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Filed under Character, Citizenship, Environment, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Race, Religion and Philosophy, U.S. Society

Joke Ethics: The Obama Dog Jokes Dilemma and The Gut Test

It’s time to stop. Continue reading

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Filed under Animals, Around the World, Government & Politics, Humor and Satire, Journalism & Media, Race, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tit For Tat Ethics, Canine Division

What Obama did as a child, in a culture that isn’t so sentimental about some animals while happily slaughtering and munching others, is completely irrelevant—to Romney, to Seamus, to the election. Its only relevance is to how low some Obama opponents will sink. Continue reading

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Ethics Train Wreck Chronicles: Villains, Victims, Hypocrites and Unlikely Heroes In the Contraception / Limbaugh / Fluke Debacle

If this isn’t the Ethics Train Wreck of the Year, I don’t want to be around when the real one arrives. Continue reading

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Ethics Dunce: Sen. Olympia Snowe

The press treated Sen.Snowe’s decision not to run for re-election as a heroic one. Perhaps that’s because it hurts Republicans. Continue reading

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Ethics Bob: You Were Right; the Kansas Republicans Are Dunces

Never overestimate the decency of Republicans. Continue reading

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Better Late Than Never Dept.: Rep. Giffords Finally Does The Right Thing

Rep. Giffords takes Ethics Alarms’ advice, only a year and a week too late. Continue reading

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Filed under Character, Government & Politics

A Frightening Figure, Setting Off Ethics Alarms

Seldom do figures so clearly indict the unethical practices and statements of so many. Continue reading

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Voting Reform Ethics

Criticism of reasonable voter validation procedures as voter suppression is inherently suspect, because it doesn’t make sense. Continue reading

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Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Race, U.S. Society

Ethical Quote of the Month: Newt Gingrich

Newt does good. Continue reading

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