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My Theatrical Ethics Dilemma: Integrity or Fairness?

Non-traditional casting vs. Artistic and historical integrity…this is my dilemma. Continue reading

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Major League Baseball, Forgivability, and List Ethics

A recent list called “The Fifty Most Unforgivable Acts in Baseball History“ troubles me and much of the problem with it lies in the title itself. If you are going to write about history, there is a duty perform diligent research, even for a silly online list. Misrepresentations online have a large probability of misleading people. The list isn’t close to complete; it isn’t consistent; it isn’t well-researched.. Anyone who looked at the list and assumed, as the author represents,that these are truly the low points—“the dark side,” as the author puts it—of major league baseball would be seriously misinformed. Continue reading

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Let Us Not Forget Itawamba County, Miss.

If I was condemned to choose whether to live there or Itawamba County, Miss., I’d rather take my chances in Obion County. Continue reading

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Nettleton Middle School, Embracing Racism in 2010

Is there any lower limit at all to the competence and judgment of school administrators in this country? Continue reading

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Ethics Dunce Deux: Rand Paul Whiffs on Accountability

This raises a conundrum: if given a choice for Senator between a candidate who has lied to misrepresent his credentials (Connecticut’s wishful soldier, Richard Blumenthal) and a candidate who is straightforward about beliefs that implicate his judgment and ethical priorities, who would you vote for? Continue reading

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Baseball and Civil Rights: Doing the Right Thing, Kicking and Screaming

An impotent, rationalization-filled memo by the leaders of Major League Baseball, that was obsolete before it ink was dry,shouldn’t tarnish the crucial role played by baseball in moving America toward a fair and equal society.

Nor should an impotent, rationalization-filled memo by the leaders of Major League Baseball, that was obsolete before it ink was dry, tarnish the crucial role played by baseball in moving America toward a fair and equal society.

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New Vistas in Cruelty, Bigotry and Segregation in Itawamba County

Just when you thought Itawamba County couldn’t treat Constance McMillan any worse. Continue reading

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Ethics Hero Emeritus: Lester Rodney (1911-2009)

Any man or woman with values and principles can make a difference in society, simply by keeping an important idea alive. Lester Rodney’s life is proof of that. Continue reading

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