The Incredibly Unethical BP Boycott
Hurting the innocent while doing nothing substantial to its supposed target: what an unfair, misguided, pointless, irresponsible, counter-productive, stupid boycott. Continue reading →
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong and Not Wrong About the BP CEO’s Yachting Weekend
Here is the score card on what's right, or at least "not wrong" about Tony Heyward's weekend off watching boat races, and what is worthy of legitimate criticism. Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Audit: the Deep-Water Oil-Drilling Ban Saga
Who's right and who's wrong in the deep-water oil drilling ban controversy? Continue reading →
View ArticleFlorida Lawyer Quits For The Right Reason, But Will Get Credit For The Wrong One
Florida lawyer Dan Gelber quit his law firm, Akerman Senterfitt, after BP hired the firm to represent it in the oil claims process. This will undoubtedly help him in his campaign for Florida Attorney...
View ArticleObama, the Bomber, and the Dangers of Deceit
This President promised to forge a new transparency in the office, and to eschew "politics as usual" in Washington, which means means rejecting the official language of the city, deceit. His undeniable...
View ArticleChevron, Environmentalists, Hoaxes, and the Ethics of Dialogue
Chevron's new campaign represents a public commitment to ethical values; the fake campaign used to mock it represents unethical tactics, arrogance and hostility. In dueling public relations campaigns,...
View ArticleThe Second Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The Worst of Ethics 2010 (Part 1)
Welcome to the Second Annual Ethics Alarms Awards, recognizing the Best and Worst of ethics in 2010! This is the first installment of the Worst; the rest will appear in a subsequent post. Continue...
View ArticleUnethical Quote of the Week: President Obama
Because every statement by the President of the United States carries the weight of his high office, Obama can not responsibly shoot from the hip on any matter under the sun...especially state...
View ArticleOutrageous Corporate Conduct 2011: Transocean’s Unconscionable Bonuses
Frankly, I don’t know what we can do to make despicable conduct like this sufficiently painful for business executives that they are willing to forgo outrageous self-enrichment to stop the pain....
View ArticleIn the Wake Of The BP Disaster, Another Andersonville Trial
Somebody's got to go to jail. Whoever it is, it is probably unfair, and also necessary. Continue reading →
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