Unethical Post of the Month: Jonah Goldberg
In his latest post on the National Review website, conservative blogger Jonah Goldberg wonders why the CIA hasn't had the sense to assassinate WikiLeaks founder and current renegade leaker Julian...
View ArticleUnethical Quote of the Month: #1 American Asshole, Rev. Terry Jones
Rev. Jones richly deserves the asshole label, indeed the U.S. Champion, Gold Plated, #1 Asshole label, because nothing else adequately describes his reckless, self-promoting, hateful, irresponsible,...
View ArticleTerry Jones’ Next Irresponsible Protest: Legal? Sure. Stupid? Yes. Ethical?...
Like Fred Phelps and his cult's putrid disruptions of veteran funerals, Rev. Terry Jones is an example of how America is bound to permit irresponsible as well as responsible speech under the protection...
View ArticleThe ACLU Gives Us a Lesson in Principles
Sometimes bad people are connected to vital values, and it is impossible to protect one without helping the other. That's when we find out exactly how much we care about core principles. The A.C.L.U....
View ArticleA Secret Service Betrayal
A Secret Service agent betrays the Clintons. What will happen to him? Oh, fame, profit. The usual. Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Hero Emeritus: Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin proves that one can be a failure and a hero. Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Quiz: Rank The Unethical Politicians!
Consider these unethical politicians from Florida, Texas and California...who's the worst? Continue reading →
View ArticleUnethical Quote Of The Month: Rep. John Lewis
What kind of citizen supports a political party, whatever its other virtues, that could advocate such a policy? Continue reading →
View ArticleMichael Brown’s Parents Go Rogue
The are some things that grief can't excuse. Continue reading →
View ArticleObservations On The Donald Trump/ Russia/ Hacked E-Mails Story
I am really trying to post on interesting issues that have nothing to do with Hillary, Donald, either party and their hot-button issues. My issue scout Fred and others have sent me scores of topics...
View ArticleAnd Democrats Will Call This “Success.”
Let's see if there is enough integrity and patriotism left among Democrats to begin repairing the damage their party has done to the fabric of our society and the public trust. Continue reading →
View ArticleU.S. Journalism’s Continued Unraveling, And CNN’s Unprofessional, Unethical,...
The degree to which the Post 2016 Election Ethics Train Wreck has engulfed the news media has shocked even me, and readers know that Ethics Alarms had swamp-level regard for U.S. journalists long...
View ArticleClearly, This Is Never Going To Stop Until The News Media Gets What It Wants,...
[ I cannot begin to express how much I resent having to keep writing posts on this topic.] Continue reading →
View ArticleBravo! Professor Turley And Sir Thomas More On The Disgraceful, Dangerous,...
Bravo, professor. You had me at "Roper"... Continue reading →
View ArticleMorning Ethics Warm-Up: 8/28/17
The MTV music awards (again) erupt into deranged anti-Trump hate; some Ethics Alarms predictions come true, more pardon freak-outs...and other things. Continue reading →
View ArticleMorning Ethics Warm-Up, 5/29/2019: “It Depends On What The Meaning Of _____...
Ethics Tip: As Bill Clinton proved, when you have to resort to technical definitions to defend unethical conduct, you're pretty much sunk.
View ArticleSo John Connolly Secretly Undermined U.S. Efforts To Get Iran To Return Its...
The story has obvious similarity to the despicable actions of Richard Nixon intended to sabotage Vietnam peace talks to undermine Lyndon Johnson's Presidency. That has been confirmed, and is arguably...
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