Posted in Ethics and Morals in Society Failure of American Journalism

The Death of the Fourth Estate, as Illustrated by Herman Cain’s Sexual Harassment History

From a New York Times piece by pollster Nate Silver. Media Distrust May Shield Cain From the Right’s Critiques Do political scandals sting less than…

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Posted in Corporate Oligarchy Ethics and Morals in Society Food & Fuel Crisis

The Canteloupes of Adam Smith

Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than…

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Posted in Ethics and Morals in Society Religion

Catholic Church Claims Dirty Hippies Made Them Do It, Turned their Priests into Pedophiles

I keep thinking for the past couple of decades that sooner or later the outrageous assaults on intellectual integrity and common sense will end, and…

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Posted in Ethics and Morals in Society Know Nothing and Militant Ignorance

Library employees fired over censorship of graphic novel

McClatchy reports on a case a staff member at a library in Nicholasville, Kentucky deciding on her own to impose censorship on the library’s patrons,…

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GoDaddy CEO Bob Parson, Mighty Hunter, Slaughters African Elephant

I am so disgusted with this that I am moving 11 domain names I own and manage to another registrar this weekend . Why? GoDaddy…

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