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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

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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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Hall of Fame Ethics: The Jeff Bagwell Dilemma

One baseball Hall of Fame controversy this year should be of interest to non-fans as well as fans, because it involves the proper application of the ethical principles of fairness and equity in an environment of doubt. It is the Jeff Bagwell dilemma. Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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LaBron, Steinbrenner, and Warped Sports Ethics

When a George Steinbrenner is praised for sportsmanship, the word loses all meaning. Continue reading

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