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By Deborah Hauser • 13 years ago

Inauspicious Debut for NY Times Magazine Ethicist Ariel Kaminer

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/magazine/06Ethicist-t.html?ref=theethicist

A business owner agrees to comply with a customer’s request to keep women out of an area of  the building during a religious ceremony to bless the workplace. The Ethicists answers that the employer “crossed a line” and should ask the female employees to explain why they are upset. Ms. Kaminer should have taken a more direct approach and answered the question head on.

The question, though not explicitly posed, was whether it was ethical to comply with the request. The answer is that it may not be illegal and it may make sense from a financial and business standpoint, but it is clearly morally and ethically wrong to discriminate against and segregate women in the workplace.

If you’re not convinced it’s ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/magazine/06Ethicist-t.html?ref=theethicist

A business owner agrees to comply with a customer’s request to keep women out of an area of  the building during a religious ceremony to bless the workplace. The Ethicists answers that the employer “crossed a line” ...
By Deborah Hauser • 15 years ago

Palin Strikingly Attractive – This Is Journalism?

Ron Elving in “Palin Proves Worthy of Her (Current) Role” posted at NPR. evaluates Palin’s debate performance and declares her worthy of her current role as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate.  He describes Biden as “a man in his mid-60s” and Palin as “clearly two decades younger and, it must be said, strikingly attractive for a governor of any state.”

If you equate age with experience, I suppose a comparison of the candidates’ age is a fair criteria to consider.  This can be achieved by simply noting that Palin is in her mid 40s or that Palin is two decades younger than Biden.  However, Elving’s sexist comment, doesn’t merely state the age difference between the candidates, he goes on to ...

Ron Elving in “Palin Proves Worthy of Her (Current) Role” posted at NPR. evaluates Palin’s debate performance and declares her worthy of her current role as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate.  He describes Biden as “a ...
By Deborah Hauser • 15 years ago

Sara Draws a Blank

Although Sara Palin claims to have read “all” the newspapers and magazines in the country, she is unable to name a single one of them.  Really, Sarah?

Although Sara Palin claims to have read “all” the newspapers and magazines in the country, she is unable to name a single one of them.  Really, Sarah?