Tag Archives: “the ends justify the means”
Mike Daisey Follow-up: Behold! The Classic Response of the Self-Righteous and Unethical!
Mike Daisey still doesn’t get it. But he proves me right. Continue reading
White House “Ethics”: Obamacare Justifies The Means
President Obama has the ethical orientation of a community organizer not a President of the United States. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Society
Climate Wars Ethics: Gleick’s Lie, and the Death of Trust
A distinguished climate scientist showed that he would lie in the interest of his cause. Once that line has been crossed, there can be no trust. Continue reading
Bachmann and Elijah
Tip to Elijah’s mother: the end doesn’t justify the means, even when the end is sticking it to Michele Bachmann Continue reading
Filed under Family, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, The Internet
The 9-11 Photo And A Columnist’s Character
One thing I have learned about personal ethics: they are imposible to hide. Ethical individuals eventually show their values in grand style, and those without ethics, or whose ethical values are corroded, frayed and rotting, show their true colors as … Continue reading
“The 48 Laws of Power”: Robert Greene’s Recipe for Power, Greed and Misery
There is a reason lists like Greene’s are popular: for those only interested in power for its own sake, they work. They also make American society more mean, inefficient, greedy and uncaring than it has to be. Continue reading
Ethics Confusion in Ken Burns’ “Prohibition”
In the end, just as Prohibition did more harm than good, “Prohibition” is far more good than bad. It’s great history, and even a flawed Ken Burns documentary is a masterpiece compared to most of his competition. You should see it; I plan to watch it again. When you do, however, remember that the lessons of this history are more complex than “Prohibition” makes them out to be. Continue reading
