One of the things that distinguish great sports figures from the rest of the pack is their direct and honest approach to both their work and their life. They consistently strive to live up to their own highest standards for both themselves and the rest … Read More
February 2010
February 26, 2010
A Cup of Good Joe
February 24, 2010
Springtime for Hitler?
“Don’t be stupid, be a smartie. Come and join the Nazi Party.”
– Stormtrooper, The Producers
Okay, boys and girls, it’s ethical conundrum time!
The New York Times reported (Feb. 5) that the “…copyright on Mein Kampf [Adolph Hitler’s autobiographical, political rant] in the hands … Read More
February 22, 2010
We All Need Rehab
Are you caught in a constant cycle of pedantic punditry?
Have you been secretly watching The Real Truth Behind Michael Jackson’s Death over and over again?
Are you using a copy of USA Today to hide a copy of People magazine while reading, “Is Elin … Read More
February 19, 2010
The Lone Ranger, Tonto and Me
“Silence, intense and oppressive, gripped the desolate landscape as two lone figures rode toward the town ahead.
“The taller of the two sat astride a magnificent white stallion and although his face was masked, all who had known him knew that he was as legendary … Read More
February 17, 2010
The Aspen Summit
In 1992, Michael Josephson called together leaders from a variety of groups and backgrounds to meet for a special conference in Aspen, Colorado. Their common denominator: all had a commitment to character education. Their goal: to devise a set ethical values that they would all … Read More
February 15, 2010
The Golden Rule
“Ethics is a code of values which guide our choices and actions and determine the purpose and course of our lives.”- derived from Ayn Rand
Regarding The Golden Rule – one aspect of the Five Steps of Principled Reasoning by The Josephson Institute outlined in … Read More
February 14, 2010
The Other Entitlement
There’s a scene at the beginning of the Albert Brooks comedy Defending Your Life in which our angst-ridden hero is celebrating his birthday with a brand new BMW. Putting his dream car through its paces with Barbara Streisand blaring over his stereo, he makes a … Read More