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Ethics Hero: Rep. Ron Paul
On a night when six of his rivals pandered to homophobia and embraced a policy that both violates core American values and endorses lies, Ron Paul alone had the courage and principle to correctly place...
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The President’s Unstatesmanlike and Revealing Pettiness
yesterday, supposedly in search of bi-partisan solutions to the employment problems in America that will not wait until November, 2012, the President scheduled his speech laying out his jobs program to...
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The Obama Speech Flap: Case Study in Liberal Media Bias Attempted and Abandoned
In attempting the let President Obama off the hook for an episode that made him look petty and weak, the Washington Post found itself in an untenable position. Continue reading →
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Newt Gingrich’s Desperate, Dishonest, Irresponsible Pitch
Newt's best argument for being the nominee is a lie. Continue reading →
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9 Tips For Ethical Debate Watching
Being fair and ethical while assessing a candidates debate is harder than it seems. Continue reading →
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Debate Moderator Ethics: Martha Raddatz, Conflicts of Interest, and the...
First George Stephanopoulis, then Gewn Ifill, and now this. It figures. Continue reading →
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Unethical Quote of the Month: Peter Eyre, Presidential Debate Commission Adviser
Who cares about conflicts, ethics, bias? Not the Presidential Debate Commission.. Continue reading →
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The Obama Campaign’s Ungracious Character
Barack Obama is the least gracious Presidential candidate since Richard Nixon Continue reading →
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Ethics Dunce: President George H.W. Bush
When Donald Trump says that Jeb Bush is too low-energy to be President, it is not an entirely unfair criticism, not after what we saw with his father. Continue reading →
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Presidential Debate Ethics: The “Have Your One Of Your Adversary’s Husband’s...
I didn't see this coming. But I should have. Continue reading →
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This Might Force ME To Vote For Donald Trump: Clinton Campaign Manager Robbie...
If the choice is between Donald Trump being elected fairly and Hillary Clinton being elected by a rigged process, I will vote for Donald Trump. Continue reading →
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Debate Ethics: Trump’s “Breathtaking Repudiation Of American Democracy”
It in no way excuses Donald Trump to take notice of the "breathtaking" dishonesty here. Continue reading →
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The 2016 Election And Ethics Zugswang
I am confident that I came to this decision as a result of a the best ethical analysis I could muster, taking all factors, including my unique situation as an ethicist, into consideration. The decision...
View ArticleYou Know, That WAS An Excellent Post On October 20, 2016!
"I did not see that coming, because it never occurred to me that Trump could win then. I did see, however, where this party was headed, and the threat it posed, and poses, to our society."
View ArticleLate-Starting Week Ethics Warm-Up, 9/3/2019: Why We Have Fake News
Part A: "Journalists just make stuff up."...Part B: "Too many journalists and pundits just aren't very bright."...Part C: "The news media has no integrity," and Part D: "Bias makes them stupid."
View ArticleDid You Ever Want To Reach Right Through A Letters To The Editor Section And...
When I see a letter to a newspaper published that is indefensible logically and ethically, I often wonder, "Why did the paper print this?"
View ArticleThe Steve Scully Scandal
If the Scully scandal doesn’t prove the point to the "Nah, there's no mainstream media bias " crowd, nothing will.
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