Perfectly Legal, But Wrong
When “perfectly legal” is a lame excuse for doing the wrong thing
Society and Politics
CYA: Cover Your Assets, Corporations!
A real justice system would consistently ensure that that people are held accountable for harms they do to others. That goes for corporations, too. But our legal system, with its many “loopholes,” can create oodles of un-accountability, especially when high-powered lawyers enter the picture. And they surely have.
Free Speech, Electoral Lies, and Outright Sedition
It’s legal to spread lies about the election, but we’re close to sedition here.
Just Pretending to be Patriotic: The GOP in 2020
The Grand Old Party and the Senate Majority Leader position themselves as great patriots, defenders of “freedom” and “the American Way.” Certainly President Trump has (literally) wrapped his arms around the flag in ways that his followers adore, for Republicans...
The Shame of Ashvegas
Police no longer protect and serve, but see “war” and “battlespace.” How did the right of protest become an act of aggression against “law and order.” It did not.
Senate Republicans Create Tax Giveaway for Trump & Others in 2 Trillion Bailout
At a time when some of our lowest paid workers are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, with the U.S. being hit particularly hard, a huge and historic bailout bill was hammered out by Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Time was of the essence. But, somehow, in the fog of a pandemic war, GOP Senators remembered to keep on giving to members of “the 1%.”
Ethics and the Coronavirus
In the United States, business executives are foregoing first class tickets on commercial airlines in favor of private planes. The well-to-do have begun traveling to more remote locations. Concierge doctors are seeing a rise in wealthy clients consulting on best practices to avoid the virus.
Hunter, Jared and Ivanka: On Nepotism and Moral Obfuscation
Nepotism is common in many nations. Can we meaningfully compare benefits to Hunter Biden with Donald Trump’s children?
Shallow, Self-Serving Lies About “the Deep State”
President Trump’s senior policy advisor, Steven Miller, has played the “deep state” card in responding to the news that President Trump tried to use taxpayer fund to persuade the Ukrainian government to investigate possible corruption there by Joe Biden’s son. The CIA...
Red Alert: Your Boss Can Force you to Attend a Socialist Political Rally!
It’s true, and it’s so wrong. As U.S. laws are written, employers can fire or demote you for any number of reasons, as long as they don’t offend federal or state statutes. These include statutes that protect employees from discrimination based on race,...
America: Love it or Leave it?
A bumper sticker message from the sixties, and still available today.