articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about ethics
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11, 2019
The Cost of Denying Conscience
For millennia the concept of conscience was prominent in virtually every religious and secular ethical system, though interpretations of its [...]
3
06, 2015
O’Reilly’s “Potential Human Being”
When Bill O’Reilly used the term “potential human being” to describe a human fetus in 2011, Catholic Online (among other [...]
23
01, 2014
Moral Dilemmas in Washington
A moral dilemma is a situation in which a choice must be made between conflicting courses of action, each of [...]
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10, 2013
Don’t Raise The Debt Ceiling- LOWER It!
Does the debt ceiling debate seem familiar? It should. From the Carter administration to the Obama administration the debt ceiling [...]
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06, 2013
Our Current Plague Of Nuttiness
Every day’s news brings multiple illustrations of the plague of nuttiness that is afflicting America. A case in point is [...]
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04, 2013
Wages, Capitalism, And Morality: Part II
(Note: Part I documented that the minimum wage harms the very people it is designed to help and the popular alternative—letting capitalism [...]
16
01, 2013
Ending Legislative Gobbledygook
I recently commented on the absurdity of having members of Congress vote on bills they have not had time to read. This [...]
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10, 2012
The Excuse Awards
As everyone knows, the results of the first presidential debate are in and over 60% of those polled consider Mitt [...]
2
10, 2012
Bill Clinton’s Missed Opportunity
In August 2011 Bill and Hillary Clinton were with several guests at their home in Chappaqua NY. Bill was trying [...]
2
08, 2012
The Decline Of Leadership
Every day brings new examples of the intellectual deficiencies of people in leadership positions. Consider these examples. The U.S. Senate [...]