Commentary
Social Readers as People & as MachinesSocial media are designed in part to make it very simple to share with others what we’re doing, where we are, what we’re thinking about, and what we like. The popularity of tools such as Facebook and Twitter speaks to how delighted we are with what they make possible. But increasingly we’re offered tools, such as social readers, that automate the sharing. Is it right to know what your friends are reading? Is it right to routinely let them know what you’re reading?…
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U.S. Public Deeply Doubts the Ethics of Wall Street
For more information, see this week’s Research Report.
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What They're Saying
The Prosperity Gospel“My job as finance director was to find ways to label extravagant personal spending as ministry expenses.”
– Brittany Koper, former finance director for the evangelical powerhouse Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), a nonprofit religious organization that espouses the “prosperity gospel” and pulled in $93 million in profits in 2010.
Koper and two former TBN employees have decided [...]
News
JP Morgan Suffers Huge Loss, Reviving Debate Over Risk, RegulationA stunning loss by JP Morgan Chase & Company has raised speculation that banks did not learn their lesson from the 2008 economic collapse and instead are continuing to take reckless risks — even at a time when the financial industry is fighting proposed new regulation by the U.S. government….
...[read more]Quote from the Ethics File
Modality“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.”
– Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Roman philosopher and playwright, c.4 BCE – 65 AD)
Letters From Readers
Editor’s Note: Open for CommentsWe’re happy to let you know that in response to requests from many readers, we’ve activated Ethics Newsline’s comment-box function. You now may enter your views about commentaries and news items without leaving our site.
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