Category: Ethics
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Sat March 5, 2011 http:Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail? Good question, Matt Taibbi in the Rolling Stone gives us the answers. Note, now typical Rolling Stone language in the article, be forewarned. But, he is right. The government busts small time drug dealers and worse, users, illegal immigrants but fleece Fannie Mae, take Bear…
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Saturday March 5, 2011 Here is one for the Ethics and Criminology Files. Bernie Madoff called a writer for the New York Times Magazine and told his story. It runs about nine pages and is well worth the read. Ulysses had himself tied to the mast of his ship so that he would not be…
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Sunday Feb 27 2011 Caroline Kennedy kicks off the new Gemini Ink Series called Breakthrough Thinkers focusing on her upcoming anthology of women's poetry, She Walks in Beauty. Class, note two important words form the above quote, thinker and anthology. Now before I go any further, let me say that I believe Jackie Kennedy did…
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Friday Jan 28, 2011 The Financial Crisis Investigation Committee ( Commission?) has its report out. Surprise surprise Fannie Mae e mails reveal an arrogant culture. One of they keys to developing ethical standards is that the guys and galls at the top have to talk the talk and walk the walk, it all comes from the…
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Wed Jan 19 2011 The SEC just hired a former 'banker' to oversee asset (read hedge fund) mangers. And of course they went to the source, Goldman Sachs to find the 'ideal candidate. Remember Presidents come and go but Goldman is always present. Ethics students take note, this is another example of the revolving door which typifies…
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Wednesday Jan 19 2011 It never pays to agitate a potential government prosecutor. After all Rudy Guliani and Elliott Spitzer both made big names for themselves as US Attorneys prosecuting high profile business types. And the US government never runs out of time or money or incessant demands for documents. Armstrong is guilty of having a…
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Friday Nov 19 2010 Dell ranked customer dissatisfaction according to what that might cost Dell. This was the response rather than fixing improper semi conductors that caused failures in optiplex computers. Gee once Dell was the size of Ford or GM they act like Ford or GM. Dell's defense was the usual, no one else recalled…
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Tuesday Nov 9 2010 I was going to put in a photo of the Texas team but on their website I never could find one for all the restaurant and athletic gear ads for sale, I did find some guys in orange and white but that turned out to be Okla State…..memo to UT, it's…
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Tuesday Nov 2, 2010 Last week we noted UT Coach Mack Brown's temper tantrum at this team, to the point of saying You stink! We noted this is not the way to win friends and influence people. This fails the ethics test in at least three ways. First, it is simply rude and bad behavior.…
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Sunday Oct 24 2010 UT seethes after humbling loss to Iowa State, 28-21 It's easy to look great and even a bit humble when things go your way. But real character shows through when the game so to speak is not going your way. Just a week ago also ran Iowa State lost 52-0 to…
