Please Kill My Dog
"The Ethicist," Ariel Kaminer, is faced with a question of animal rights. Continue reading →
View ArticleObituary Ethics: The Anello Family Follies
A Florida man uses his mother's obituary to settles scores with his siblings. Nice guy! Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Quiz: The SpongeBob Headstones
Should a family be allowed to erect whatever gravestones they choose, including giant, garish sculptures of a cartoon character, to honor the memory of their daughter? Continue reading →
View ArticleA Futile Ethics Request To Anti-Gun Activists: Don’t Exploit Richard Martinez
Martinez has a right, like any other American, to express his views on gun control and public safety. But because his reason is presumably clouded by anger and grief, his influence on the debate should...
View ArticleComment of the Day: “’Bang The Drum Slowly,’ My Old Friend, and Me”
An eloquent and sensitive reader's evocative reflection prompted by my recent post following the sudden, but really not so sudden, death of an old friend over the weekend. Continue reading →
View ArticleMichael Brown’s Parents Go Rogue
The are some things that grief can't excuse. Continue reading →
View ArticlePay Heed Or Else: The Ethics Fiasco That Was The GOP-Trump Convention’s First...
Just think: this was what having Donald Trump at the center and calling the shots did to a convention and a political party in a single day. Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Democratic National Convention Presents The Most Unethical Use Of Mothers...
A mother's grief has never been so shamelessly exploited. Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Quiz: Barbra’s Cloned Dogs
Is Streisand cloning her dogs unethical, or just stupid? Continue reading →
View ArticleEthics Alarms Encore: “Ethics Quiz: Four Young Children Locked In A Hot Car”...
Speaking of proprietorial discretion...
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