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The Message or the Messenger: The Mysterious Foundation For A Better Life
What is the Foundation for a Better Life, and should we trust its message? Continue reading
Ethics Hero: Ex-Washington Redskins Holder Hunter Smith
Young Hunter Smith reminds us of what accountability in Washington, D.C. looks like. Continue reading
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Ethics Quote of the Week: Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby
Ethics does trickle down, and this incident suggests that something is wrong with the Jets besides one strength coach’s misdirected knee. Continue reading
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Bret Favre, Meet Derek, LeBron, and Tiger
The latest addition to the pantheon of fallen idols is Bret Favre, the star NFL quarterback now suffering through the humiliating final season that was more or less guaranteed by his inability to retire while he could still pick up a football. Continue reading
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Manny, Kanye, and the Farce of Self-Serving Apologies
Apologies made for payoffs—better record sales, a new contract—aren’t apologies at all. When one has shown themselves to be untrustworthy as often as Kanye West and Manny Ramirez, apologies are just words. They have to prove that they have changed, and win back trust the old fashioned way…by earning it. Continue reading
Charlie Rangel’s Defense and Buster Olney’s Fallacy
Charlie Rangel’s defense and Buster Olney’s rationalization would make us all accept corruption because we cannot stop it, and would therefore corrupt us all. Continue reading
Lincoln Chafee’s Unethical Attack on Curt Schilling
If Lincoln Chafee had the courage and integrity of Curt Schilling, he would have apologized in person, and for what he really did, which was to attack Schilling personally when his complaint was with the State’s use of taxpayer funds. Ironically, Lincoln Chafee did not give Rhode Islanders any reason not to trust Curt Schilling, but they now have plenty of reasons not to trust Lincoln Chafee. Continue reading
The Second Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The BEST of Ethics 2010
Depp, Stewart, Graham, Joyce, Coco—-The Best in Ethics 2010. Not nearly long enough…but still a lot of men, women and deeds worth celebrating. Continue reading →
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