Unlike Donald Trump or Roy Moore, Al Franken seems to have a reasonable level of self-awareness. Hopefully that can put him in a position
Category: Ethics
A few thoughts on the word ‘work’
There are few words in the English language that lend themselves more to disparate interpretations than ‘work.’ It’s been on my radar recently, first
Mental Health Days were not just invented
NBC Nightly News concludes most of its broadcasts with a segment that it calls “Inspiring America.” Because so much “bad news” is reported, particularly
Do the unthinkable: double, triple Congressional Salaries
Of all people, conservative retired Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) tossed out the idea that Members of Congress should be given a monthly housing stipend
Guess who’s coming to dinner: Comey
When you think of James Comey and dinner, his January 27 solo soiree with Donald Trump is what probably comes to mind. And we
Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing?
At first I enjoyed it; Jeffrey Toobin on CNN going ballistic over the Comey firing. Then there was the normal outrage from Dana Bash
Tension mounts with Islamophobic speaker scheduled at Truman State
When I woke up this morning, I was outraged to discover that $3,050 in Truman State University funds (taken from the non-optional “student activity
Don’t pretend you didn’t see the warning signs about Trump: They’re everywhere
Sirens. Flashing lights. Alarm bells. The warning signals about the ethically compromised presidency of Donald Trump are growing louder and flashier as each day
Would Trump nominees support the 25th Amendment?
Some Republicans are seeing the light about Donald Trump in the White House. While he may have led a Republican tsunami in 2016, his
Trump’s laughable conflict of interest plan
Experts in the field of government ethics apparently had to restrain themselves from laughing out loud at Donald Trump’s conflict of interest plan, as