In Jack Marshall's list of 24 unethical rationalizations for bad behavior, the number one rationalization -- the king of all rationalizations -- is "Everybody Does It." Although I agree in principle, I find it interesting to explore the nuances and exceptions. In Part 1 I discussed cultural norms, and how sometimes ethical behavior is defined by what everybody … [Read more...] about Everybody Does It – Part 2: Relative Judgement
I’m Done With Movable Type
Yesterday, the folks at Popehat posted about cleaning out their blogroll. I checked to see if Windypundit made the cut, and it hadn't, which perplexed me because I thought I got along with Ken and Patrick. But then I checked my own blogroll, and sure enough, Popehat wasn't on it either. Sigh. Maintaining the blogroll on this account is such a pain. I keep the list of blogs in … [Read more...] about I’m Done With Movable Type
VAC – A New Beginning
Well, my old nemesis ComEd has reared its head again. Last night, I had another beep hunt. This was a steady, rapid beep, so it only took about 30 seconds to find the problem: The alarm was going off on the UPS protecting the television and TiVo. It's a fairly dumb UPS, so there's no way to tell what the problem is, but I figured it was just the battery. I shut it off and … [Read more...] about VAC – A New Beginning
An Urgent Legal Question About Ladies’ Undergarments
Lawyers in the blogosphere are always complaining that having a presence on the internet doesn't bring them more business, just more people asking for free legal advice. Today, while cleaning out a bunch of spam email, I discovered that somebody was asking me for free legal advice. Since I'm not a lawyer in any way, shape, or form, I figured I'd throw it out to all my readers, … [Read more...] about An Urgent Legal Question About Ladies’ Undergarments
Truth in Capital Punishment
One of the bigger crimlaw news items these days is a report from the Columbia School of Law that claims Texas executed an innocent man in 1989. According to an AFP wire story by Chantal Valery: The report, entitled "Los Tocayos Carlos: Anatomy of a Wrongful Execution," traces the facts surrounding the February 1983 murder of Wanda Lopez, a single mother who was stabbed in the … [Read more...] about Truth in Capital Punishment