34 days ago by Guest Contributor

Zachary Crippen: 2011 saw the moral facades of many public figures crumble, and with them much of the value of the public square. How can better politics be restored? Follow @humanepursuits There’s a face that we wear in the cold light of day - It’s society’s mask, it’s society’s way, And the truth ...

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64 days ago by Lorne

Last April, as part of a larger post, I write the following about the pernicious effects of bad political leadership: If we consider, for example, the widespread cynicism and disengagement gripping people today, we are witnessing the effects of bad leadership. When people are manipulated by the poli ...

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68 days ago by Linda Duggett

RICHARD SWAINSON OPINION: A distinction can be made between public and private morality. Honesty, accountability and industry would fall into the former category, particularly if one were, say, a local body politician. A basic standard of behaviour should be the least ratepayers receive from their e ...

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87 days ago by thorne dreyer

Vince Lombardi was famous for saying, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." Image from Great American Things.Did winning become everythingfor Penn State's Joe Paterno?By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2011Forty-eight years ago, Vince Lombardi was quoted as saying "W ...

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116 days ago by Vic Van Den Bergh

Finding myself an exile from my native London, in what is pretty much the very centre of England, it felt rather strange that yesterday a couple of people asked me what I thought about the Dale Farm situation. Now this isn't what I would call a 'Church' issue in that the Church is not obviously invo ...

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143 days ago by Ed

Never assume that a logical connection exists between some instance of what is and some ideal of what could be. Some things cannot be redeemed, but are best destroyed or simply left alone. Indeed, many of history’s saddest chapters began with efforts to turn a present but dying evil into a lively en ...

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181 days ago by JR Goforth

A question posed by my cousin in her latest e-mail. What follows would have been my answer had my remarks not grown into this post and thus threatened to bore the poor girl beyond repair. Though I must also insist that she is the true activist among us, the Goforths, and quite capable of digesting a ...

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187 days ago by Mike

The Trolley problem is a hypothetical that goes something like this: Suppose a trolley (or train) is coming toward you and ten people are tied to the tracks. You can flip a switch to divert the train, but if you do, you will kill another innocent person who is trapped on the alternate route. What sh ...

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204 days ago by Mike

Everyone has stories about how they got ripped off by a mechanic. My story is about the process by which mechanics justify their business methods. The other day I went to Mercer Automotive in Park City for a safety inspection. I decided to wait in the office while it was being completed, and was rew ...

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222 days ago by cft

Well, it's certainly been a while, hasn't it? In between doing to millions of other things, I've been pondering over the last several months how to remake Crib From This, starting, as it were, from scratch. I've got a few cool ideas here and there, and I will let you know (if you or anyone else is a ...

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