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Moral Luck Gets Mike Huckabee

Former Arkansas Governor and current talk show host Mike Huckabee, an early leader among GOP presidential contenders in 2012, is the process of being vilified and ridiculed by conservative talk radio...

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The Ethics of Rejecting Clemency

Unless a state governor can honestly conclude with near certainty that a clemency board is wrong, it is unethical---reckless, unfair, cruel, cowardly and irresponsible not to defer to its...

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The Ethics of Killing Theresa Lewis

There were five arguments for not executing murderess Theresa Lewis, who just became the first woman put to death by Virginia in almost a century. Four of the arguments were flawed, but one was not....

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President Lincoln’s Misunderstood Ethics Crisis: The Great Sioux Uprising

Lincoln deserves respect and ethics praise for taking the path of sparing as many as he thought would be politically palatable, recognizing the importance of his primary duty, winning the war, and his...

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Ethics Hero: President Barack Obama

President Obama just made the United States a little more ethical. Continue reading →

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No Way Out? The Rodney Reed Affair [UPDATED!]

It seems inconceivable that a man like Rodney Reed is likely to die, never mind continue to be incarcerated, when the evidence that he was wrongly convicted is so strong.

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The Murder Of Mary Phagan And The Forgotten Heroism Of John M. Slaton

This won't be the official entry for John Slaton; I want to do him justice, and the story of his moment of principle and sacrifice is not only complicated, but I am having a hard time settling the facts.

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