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Dubious Ethics Studies, Part II
Going "green" doesn't make us mean, but being mean might make us go "green"...or not. Continue reading →
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Gift or Bribe? Barry Bonds’ Generosity to the NABJ
Is Barry Bonds trying to soften up the press? Does the gift create an appearance of impropriety? Is it, in short, a bribe, from which Bonds expects some kind words when he needs them? Continue reading →
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Spin, Rationalizations and Denial From the Ron Paul Faithful: An Ethics Lesson
The deceitful lengths Ron Paul supporters will go to in defense of their flawed standard-bearer! Continue reading →
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Of Puppy Ethics, Presidents, And Ruddigore
Now President Obama and family are being called poor role models because they adopted a new pure-bred puppy from a breeder rather than finding an appropriate rescue dog. Continue reading →
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Ice Bucket Challenge Ethics
It should not be too great a surprise that the "Ice Bucket Challenge" has generated quite a few ethics-based objections. Let's examine the potential, alleged and actual ethical flaws of the current...
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The Harvard Law Student’s Formula For An Ethical Life
Yes, Barlow has outlined a sure-fire formula for a lawyer maximizing his social utility, if that lawyer is a solitary, unimaginative, joyless, venal, conventional, boring, narrow-minded, compassionate...
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From The Ruddigore Fallacy Files: “60 Minutes” Seeks Sympathy For Another...
I have more sympathy for deported illegal immigrants like Roberto Beristain than I do for deported illegals who have continued to break laws here, but more sympathy than none is still not every much....
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Ethics
I don't see how a nation can govern itself when it allows issues to be warped like this. Continue reading →
View ArticleReview: Ethics Alarms Concepts And Special Terms
Concepts and special terms, reviewed... Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Pulitzer’s Deliberate Ethics Blindness [Corrected]
It was incredible: the only qualified candidate for the Pulitzer Prize just happened to be the spouse of a Pulitzer board member! What are the odds?
View ArticleThe Houston Astros May Be Trailing In The World Series, But With Assistant...
I don't think I've ever seen both the Ruddigore Fallacy and Pazuzu in the same faux-apology.
View ArticleSackler, Tufts, Cancel Culture And The 100th Rationalization: The Reverse...
once a boon has been received, that virtuous act is in the book, and no subsequent act can or should undo it, or the obligation to give the donor his, her or its due.
View ArticleDoes An Ethics Alarm Make A Sound If It Rings Where Nobody Can Hear It? The...
How can one explain Biden, especially with the accusation of Tara Reade hanging over him, now choosing Dodd to be his trusted agent in the matter of selecting a female V.P., when he has so many other...
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