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The Irresponsible Dr. Oz, Softening The Public Up for Charlatans
Dr.Oz has pronounced John Edward, the TV psychic, legitimate. We call this medical TV talk show host malpractice. Continue reading →
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Murder House Ethics and the Validity of Feelings
Don't tell me that I shouldn't feel sad at my father's gravesite, and don't tell me I shouldn't feel less cozy in a home where people have been dropping like flies. I do. It's a normal human reaction,...
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Comment of the Day: “Murder House Ethics and the Validity of Feelings”
Tgt, the ghosts of whose earlier argument in series of comments haunted me prompted a revisit to the issue of murder houses and a seller's obligation to reveal their history to potential buyers, came...
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A Word to the Wise-asses
An open letter to my wise-ass friends and colleagues. Continue reading →
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Please Kill My Dog
"The Ethicist," Ariel Kaminer, is faced with a question of animal rights. Continue reading →
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Obituary Ethics: The Anello Family Follies
A Florida man uses his mother's obituary to settles scores with his siblings. Nice guy! Continue reading →
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Ethics 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 →
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A 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...
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Comment 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 →
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Michael Brown’s Parents Go Rogue
The are some things that grief can't excuse. Continue reading →
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Pay 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 →
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The 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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