Monday, August 31, 2009

What Ever Happened to the Great Wall?

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I don't mean the one in China, of course; I mean the one that used to exist between advertising and editorial in newspapers. I've be...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Transparency Builds Trust

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I've been thinking a lot lately about anonymity, full disclosure, and trust -- largely sparked by a celebrity squabble of the type I don...
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Tax Evasion Isn't a Game; It's Fraud

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I know that there are lots of people who considering filing their tax returns to be a kind of game -- what can I get away with? Back at the ...
Friday, August 14, 2009

"Cheating's Not Cheating If There Aren't Any Consequences." Oh, Yeah?

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Not, perhaps, my most thoughtful riposte. I'm not a regular reader of Michelle Slatalla's "Wife / Mother / Worker / Spy" c...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Is It OK to Pay for the Privilege of Being Unpaid?

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Yesterday's New York Times carried an article by Gerry Shih about a new trend in summer internships: paying a headhunter to find you t...
Saturday, August 8, 2009

Are Ethics Rules Setting Back Medical Research?

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Maybe. But I have my doubts, at least after reading Sally Satel's op-ed piece in today's New York Times . Dr. Satel, a psychiatrist...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

What Makes You the Kind of Ethicist You Are?

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Most people seem to fall naturally into the two great ethical categories -- rules-based, or consequence-based. In other words, should you no...