Here…This Should Wash Ryan Lochte And Hope Solo Out Of Your Brain

In a women’s 5,000 meter heat in Rio earlier this week, Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand fell and tripped up American Abbey D’Agostino in the process. D’Agostino got up, helped Hamlin to her feet, and both finished roughly two minutes behind first place. The two women  didn’t know each other and had never spoken before … Continue reading Here…This Should Wash Ryan Lochte And Hope Solo Out Of Your Brain

Noontime Ethics, 8/18/2021: The Segue Edition

1. Combine mental health with unaccountable female superstar athletes and you get.…another “How dare you expect me to answer questions like any other pro athlete, you sexists racist!” moment from Naomi Osaka. Ahead of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, tennis’s reigning queen finally agreed to sit down for questions from the press … Continue reading Noontime Ethics, 8/18/2021: The Segue Edition

The 8th Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The Worst of Ethics 2016, Part 1

Welcome, if that’s the word, to the 8th Annual Ethics Alarms Awards. Last year, in a burst of self-pity as I began this annual task, I wrote, “It is depressing and discouraging: 2015 was much worse than 2014, which was considerably worse than 2013. What am I doing here? What is the point of spending … Continue reading The 8th Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The Worst of Ethics 2016, Part 1

As Usual When Gender Discrimination In Wages Is The Issue, There Is More To The Women’s Soccer Lawsuit Than The Media Wants You To Know

This law suit should not be automatically regarded as a vindication for anti-wage discrimination activists or an act of courage and principle by the women. It may well be an example of what’s wrong with the whole wage discrimination narrative, and an exercise in blame-shifting and greed. We shall see.