Irrational Blame
Fox 13 News is reporting today that the family of Michael Starks has filed a wrongful death suit against Utah State University for “benign neglect” in the hazing incident that claimed his life in November 2008. Starks was involved in a fraternity event at the now-closed Sigma Nu Chapter at USU and died from alcohol [...]
What Is Independence?
Over the weekend America celebrated Independence Day with barbeques, parades, carnivals, and fireworks. What, however, does Independence Day really mean to us as a people? The textbook answer is simple: it is a remembrance of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. The day that Americans agreed to a document declaring their [...]
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em!
Every day on my commute I am bombarded with idiotic commercials about the lies being spread by Big Tobacco. Don’t you just love the ads featuring a “Tobacco Exec” selling cars, conducting tours, and renting apartments? Even better are those great ads featuring “Terri” the tobacco victim who sounds like a John McCain robocaller reading [...]
Morals, Ethics, and Everything In Between…
A couple of days ago I made a post about the Utah Legislature’s half-hearted effort at ethics reform. This post sparked a bit of thought in my head (I know, what a concept, Bob is thinking!) about ethics and morality, in politics and life in general. What are morals? What is ethical and moral behavior? [...]
When Annoyance Turns To Anger…
A couple of days ago I made a post about being annoyed with the “take time to be a dad” billboard. When I first encountered said billboard, I thought it was the product of some overzealous religious or social organization, and it was mildly annoying. Yesterday as I was driving to pick up my children [...]
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