Category Archives: Ethics

One Sentence Conundrums

Posted on September 7, 2022 by admin

Respond to a couple of these. Consider applying them to contemporary events. Can a person make a conscious decision to deal with problems by relegating them to the subconscious? When leaders say equitable, do they really mean redistribution of wealth? … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Ethics, Politics | 10 Comments

Welcome to the 2022-23 Blog

Posted on August 15, 2022 by admin

This morning’s New York Times dished up a piece on how employers monitor the productivity of their employees. Amazon, if you didn’t know, is one of the most notorious punishers of idleness in any workplace. Other firms count the number … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics | 28 Comments

Too Tired to Think

Posted on May 5, 2022 by admin

You probably already know that autocracies are on the rise. Whether you’re looking at Putin’s rise to power in Russia, Erdogan’s control in Turkey, or the return of the Marcos family to the political world of the Philippines, leaders who … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Politics | 21 Comments

Energy Wherever You Are

Posted on April 27, 2022 by admin

Russia recently fired a shot that landed outside the border of Ukraine: pipes carrying gas to Poland and Bulgaria, two of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, have been shut off for refusal to remit payment in rubles. Leaders of other European countries … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, National Politics | 20 Comments

Victimless Crimes?

Posted on April 18, 2022 by admin

An acquaintance of mine buried his son today. No official cause of death has been released to verified media, but if social media is accurate, then this young man died because he took oxycontin that had been laced with fentanyl. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Politics | 21 Comments

A New Meaning for Punchline

Posted on April 1, 2022 by admin

Think of something stupid or cruel you could say “in jest” about a woman who practices the law. She only prosecutes domestic violence because she’s a woman. Women lawyers are just liberal feminazis. She’s just a politician. She doesn’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Pop Culture | 22 Comments

Giving Time

Posted on March 8, 2022 by admin

The week before spring break, most of us feel like we’re bicycling backwards through a deadly obstacle course–with our hair on fire, no less. That particular mindset practically demands a relaxing spring break. Of course, there are ways to feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics | 25 Comments

The Arbery Trial

Posted on December 1, 2021 by admin

On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American male, caught the attention of two white men, Travis and Gregory McMichael, who saw him jogging through their Glenn County, Georgia neighborhood. They thought he was a thief and pursued him … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, National Politics, Race in Mississippi | 16 Comments

Freedom To versus Freedom From

Posted on August 30, 2021 by admin

In “Two Concepts of Liberty,” British philosopher Isaiah Berlin defines positive freedom as “the ability to be one’s own master,” and negative freedom as the realm within which a person can “act unobstructed by others.” The former involves doing as … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Ethics, Politics | 12 Comments

Triage

Posted on August 24, 2021 by admin

The FDA’s formal approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will facilitate making the vaccine a requirement to participate in public life. Some schools in other parts of the country have already decided to mandate that faculty get the vaccine; some … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Ethics, Politics | 12 Comments