Targeted Charitable Giving to Benefit Society I’ve been hearing a lot about “effective altruism” and decided to do some research and devote today’s blog to the topic. I was particularly struck by the use of the term in a story about Sam Bankman-Fried and the debacle at FTX. When asked about the soaring value of […]
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Can Anything Be Done to Stem the Rising Tide of Gun Violence? It is alarming how so many senseless murders have occurred in the U.S. just in 2022. The country returned to its earlier days when the idea of the Wild West ruled the day. The Wild West was so named for the lawlessness of the
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I previously blogged about how and why empathy and compassion are critical components of ethical leadership. However, this is only one-half of the story about how approaching ethics from an emotional level can enhance ethical leadership. Ethical leaders also need cognitive skills to make judgments about how best to resolve problems ethically. The cognitive side
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Sexual assaults on college campuses persist and create problems that have been dealt with in varying degrees of success. It seems the problem is two-fold: (1) an environment on campus that does not treat sexual assault and rape as the important problem that it is, and (2) failing to enforce the ‘no means no’ standard
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Harmful Effects of Bullying: A Perspective on Protected Groups Last Tuesday, I blogged about how to combat bullying, the first of a two-part blog on this important issue affecting society. In today’s blog, I look at bullying against various groups of people, including tweens, students with disabilities, students of color, and students who identify as
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Student Depression and Even Suicide May Hang in the Balance I have previously blogged about various kinds of bullying, including in-person, on social media, and in the workplace. Bullying can have significant negative effects on those bullied, such as causing depression and even suicide. This is an important topic in society today, so I’m writing
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What Does it Mean in Today’s Society to “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?” I’m a big believer in following the Golden Rule as a standard for ethical behavior. After all, how can anyone argue that the concept, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” is
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How to Judge Justice and Fairness in Life Many people conflate the idea of equality with equity, but there are distinct differences. The purpose of this blog is to explain these two concepts and why they should be kept separate. The key to distinguishing between the two is to understand how they are implemented. Equality
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Empathy and the Cancel Culture The cancel culture seeks to marginalize someone with whom a person or group disagrees. The motivation to do so is that they have an unwelcome point of view, even a dangerous one. They make offensive comments or engage in objectionable actions. As I have blogged about before, the goal of
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Schools are Changing the Names of Their Buildings to Placate the Cancel Culture My blog last Monday addressed the benefits and harms of the cancel culture that seeks to embarrass a person or group for their offensive comments or actions. Today, I look out when it is (or should be) culturally acceptable to change the
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