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“It’s A Wonderful Life” Ethics, Part 3

Here is the final installment of the Ethics Alarms overview of the ethical issues raised in Frank Capra's classic. This ishow an ethicist watches a movie with as many ethical choices as "It's A...

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“Luck,” Causation, and the Complex Computation of Mixed Motivations

HBO cancelled "Luck" as a humane and sacrificing gesture in the interest of animal safety, or to safe a bundle on a loser of a series. Does it matter which is true? Continue reading →

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A Choice, A Doubt, and One of a Million Moments

A million moments and choices, and in the end, they add up to the kind of person you were. Continue reading →

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The Complete “It’s A Wonderful Life” Ethics Guide

Just in time for the season's first “It’s A Wonderful Life” showing, Parts 1, 2 and 3 combined and complete! Continue reading →

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What Al Should Have Said

Come on, Al. Tell the truth. You're rich! Continue reading →

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“The Walking Dead” Ethics: The Toughest Leadership Dilemma Of All

Should Rick trade Michonne to the Governor? Continue reading →

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Ethics Hero: Lawyer/Blogger Scott Greenfield

If you could commit any crime and get away with it, what would it be? Scott Greenfield not only has the right answer, but the right argument too. Continue reading →

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Ethics Poison From Nike and Tiger Woods

Woods' new ad for Nike in the wake of his resurgence in his sport, is audaciously unethical, braying a dangerous, corrupting message into the cultural atmosphere. Continue reading →

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“The Only Answer”: An Ethics Hero, A Life Saved, And A Troubling Hypothetical

Cameron Lyle is doing a noble, selfless, and ethical thing with the full support of his coach and family. But would the result be the same if he was a different kind of athlete? I wonder. Continue...

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“Would You Rather”: An Ethics-Horror-Health Care-Dinner Party In Hell Movie...

I wouldn't add it to my list of 25 ethics movies, but it would sustain a lively seminar, and its a lot easier to follow than "Homeland." Continue reading →

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To Get Your Christmas Ethics Off To The Right Start…

Just in time for the season's first “It’s A Wonderful Life” showing, Parts 1, 2 and 3 combined and complete! Continue reading →

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The Fifth Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The Worst of Ethics 2013 (Part Two of...

Part Two of the Worst of Ethics 2013. The year was so unethical, I can't even get the whole mess into just two installments! Continue reading →

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Déjà Vu: In D.C., It’s The Brooklyn EMTs All Over Again. How Can This Happen...

Over the weekend, in Washington, D.C., a 77-year-old man, Medric Cecil Mills, collapsed across the street from a fire station. The man's daughter ran across the street to seek help, and the...

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50 Years After Kitty Genovese, Inhumans On A Bus

From the mother nodding off, to her fellow Americans who didn't care enough to pay attention, to the self-absorbed cell-phone amateur reporter, that bus is a microcosm of what American society could...

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Ethics Hero: Pasco High School (Dade City, Fla.)

A story of kindness, and it's not a movie. Continue reading →

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Musings On The Clarence Thomas Affair and Insideous, Unavoidable,...

If we believe this ethical principle, and reject the King's Pass, it means that we must be willing to live with the practical results of it: suspending the star quarterback before the big game, sacking...

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“Bang The Drum Slowly,” My Old Friend, and Me

Today I find myself in the shoes of pitcher Henry Wiggen, the narrator of “Bang The Drum Slowly.” Continue reading →

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Reminder: It’s A Wonderful Ethics Movie!

Don't forget the Ethics Alarms Complete “It’s A Wonderful Life” Ethics Guide. Continue reading →

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Baylor, The Rapist, And The King’s Pass

Laws are for the little people. Continue reading →

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Have A Happy Thanksgiving Everyone, And Don’t Forget To Review The Ethics...

'Tis the season to argue about ethics. Continue reading →

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