It's Ethics, Stupid!
  • Home
  • About Jim
  • Archives
  • Books
  • Polls
  • Contact Jim
  • Business
  • Character
  • Courage
  • Heroes
  • Integrity
  • Journalism
  • Media
  • Medicine
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology

Recent fear Commentaries

Featured image for “The Choice is Still Ours”
The Choice is Still Ours
In 1951, The Day the Earth Stood Still delivered a stark warning: humanity’s survival depends on its ability to overcome fear and embrace cooperation. More than 70 years later, that message remains as relevant as ever. The film’s central conflict—whether we choose peace or succumb to fear—mirrors the choices we face in today’s political and cultural landscape. The film tells...
Read More
March 24, 2025
  • Accountability
  • Ethics
  • Extremism
  • Golden Rule
  • Inspiration
Featured image for “Rage and Outrage”
Rage and Outrage
The last presidential election was marked by deep mistrust and anger. Four years later, the anger has escalated exponentially, with rage now dominating the political landscape, encouraging a pervasive sense of outrage. Dialogue has devolved into confrontation, disagreement into hostility. Rather than seeking solutions, we dig deeper into division, driven by a need to dominate rather than understand. What’s driving...
Read More
October 1, 2024
  • Compassion

Read Some of the Most Recent Articles
The Latest... And Often Greatest
Accountability, Optional
On October 7, 2025, Pam Bondi, the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, appeared before a Senate oversight committee and refused to answer question after question,...
  • Accountability
  • Democracy
  • Ethical Impropriety
  • Personalities
  • U.S. Legal System
My Dinner with Jefferson, Hamilton and Madison
In June 1790, I attended an extraordinary dinner. Through a tear in the fabric of time, I found myself seated at a small table with...
  • Democracy
  • Heroes
  • History
  • Personalities
  • Politics
  • Principle
When the Story Becomes the Scandal
For nearly sixty years, the CBS News program 60 Minutes has stood as one of the few remaining institutions in American journalism recognized as serious,...
  • Courage
  • Ethics
  • Integrity
  • Journalism
  • Personalities
  • Responsibility
  • Science
  • Whistleblowers
A Light from Christmas Past – Conclusion
I’ll be back on January 5th. Later that night, Emily returned home, warmed her hands around a cup of tea, and set the original lantern...
  • Citizenship
  • Compassion
A Light From Christmas Past – Part II
Emily returned to the attic the next evening. The attic felt different, not mysterious, purposeful. She unlocked the small door again and stood for a...
  • Citizenship
  • Civic Responsibility
  • Compassion
A Light from Christmas Past
In the winter of his century, Charles Dickens walked a London powered by industry but running short on warmth. People moved past one another as...
  • Civic Responsibility
  • Golden Rule

Browse Commentaries by Year

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008

It's Ethics, Stupid!
  • Accountability
  • Art
  • Business
  • Character
  • Citizenship
  • Compassion
  • Confucius
  • Corporate Responsibility
  • Courage
  • Cynicism
  • Diogenes
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Ethics
  • Fairness
  • Finance
  • Forgiveness
  • Golden Rule
  • Government
  • Gun Safety
  • Health Care
  • Heroes
  • History
  • Honesty
  • Hope
  • Integrity
  • Journalism
  • Justice
  • Loyalty
  • Media
  • Medicine
  • Military
  • Personalities
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Pursuit of Excellence
  • Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • The Lone Ranger
  • Tolerance
  • Trust
  • Whistleblowers

©2008-2026 Jim Lichtman
Home | About Jim | Archives | Contact Jim | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

  • Home
  • About Jim
  • Archives
  • Books
  • Polls
  • Contact Jim