Tag Archives: threats
The Atheist, the Graduation, and the Prayer
Is an atheist high school student who single-handedly blocks his school from having a prayer at graduation a hero or a jerk?
Well, neither. He’s a high school student. But he’s growing up to be a jerk. Perhaps even a fick. Continue reading
“Everybody Beat A Dead Horse Day” Ethics
Beating a dead horse is usually just dumb, not unethical, but any Muslims, minding their own business and trying to worship as they please, who were offended yesterday by encountering a graphic rendition of the Holy Prophet as a madman or Gumby or a duck have every reason to feel abused. Continue reading
It Has Come to This
This is how it starts, with Barack and Michelle announcing their touching concern over bullying. It continues with some boys being disciplined for denigrating high school girls on their website—all in the privacy of their own homes, of course—and then moved on to some students being punished for spreading vicious rumors about teachers. Do we see the slippery slope yet? Now Mrs. Dell’isola’s daughter is being suspended, not for bullying, not for libeling teachers, but for her mean wishes. Continue reading
Abuse of Power and Press Intimidation At The White House
ncreasingly, it seems to me, a favored tactic of stalwarts, in the media and out of it, of the Obama administration is to try to silence critics rather than rebut them. This takes many forms: intimidation by labeling all criticism as proof of racism; using distorted definitions of civility to induce self-censorship, as with the “No Labels” effort and the attacks on Sarah Palin in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting; denying appropriate news coverage to stories illustrating the Administration’s copious missteps and shortcomings; and even calls for regulatory censorship of talk radio and Fox News on the theory that they are harmful and dangerous. This trend is disturbing. For the President of the United States to preside over efforts news media intimidation is more than disturbing; it is frightening. Continue reading
Unethical Quote of the Week: Detroit News Business Editor Sue Carney
The Detroit News is standing by its unethical journalistic practices, and lying about it….which is all the public should expect from a news source that crafts its criticism to keep the object of the criticism happy. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Ethics Quotes, Journalism & Media, Professions, The Internet
Wisconsin Wars: The Democrats’ Unethical Ethics Complaint
Wisconsin Democrats have filed an ethics complaint against Governor Scott Walker.
It’s unethical. Really, really, really unethical. Here’s why. Continue reading
“Keeping It” in Seattle: Flunking the Duty To Stand Up To Anti-Speech Bullies
Keeping a republic requires state, municipal and national government officials who resolve to protect free speech and free speakers against threats and intimidation, and not avoid conflict by suppressing the opinions that provoke them. That is their duty, and if government officials don’t have the stomach for it, they should step aside for someone who does. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
“The Strange Case of the Threatening Hypothetical”, Continued: The Verdict Is In!
Now have the actual hypothetical that caused Prof. Connell to be accused of racism, sexism, and using “violent scenarios”, and with this new information, we can clarify several aspects of the incident that were unclear before. Continue reading
Filed under Education, Gender and Sex, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, Race, The Internet, U.S. Society
