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Category: Ethics

A non-mainstream view of the Pope

April 2, 2013 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Ethics, History, Humor, International, LGBT, Poverty One comment

As a non-Catholic, I am a partial owner of the Pope’s institution, the Catholic Church. You see, in the country where I live, the

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Bracketology and Public Policy

March 20, 2013 Arthur Lieber Budget, Economy, Employment, Ethics, Financial reform, Obama, Sports Leave a comment

Don’t expect to learn a lot about how President Obama governs the country from how he fills out his NCAA men’s basketball tournament selections. 

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Where President Obama’s actions seem to differ from his words

March 20, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Courts, Democrats, Ethics, Financial reform, Good government, Health care, Obama, Privatization, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It may be one of those times when President Obama is not receiving the support that he wishes he could have from either liberals

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Do Democrats look for political gain more than Republicans?

February 8, 2013 Arthur Lieber Democrats, Ethics, Immigration, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

I heard it first from “the man who is so tired of being right about everything that he thinks no one should be allowed

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Get re-elected. Resign immediately. Go to work for a lobbying group. Repeat.

January 17, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Congress, Ethics, Politics, States Leave a comment

Political manipulation and cynicism hit a new low in December 2012, when, just 30 days after being re-elected, Jo Ann Emerson, the  ten-term Congressperson

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