Pilant's Business Ethics Blog
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My intent with this blog is to build a site where someone can go and find good up-to-date topical business ethics writing. I also want to get my thoughts out into the great marketplace of ideas. The long term intent is to build a network of business ethics writers who as an interacting group will have an effect on policy.
Pilant's Business Ethics Blog
1w ago
Embrace Your Rage! You have decided to resist the current regime. One of the strangest things that I continually encounter is that we must be civil, kind and forgiving of our opponents. Not only that, but we must also be careful not to exaggerate the threat. We are told over and over again that such ..read more
Pilant's Business Ethics Blog
1w ago
Taking Care of Yourself! If you have been rugged and read the first three of this series, I hope you have decided to resist the current regime. But if you do that there can be little doubt that the road will be long and difficult. You will have to be strong and possessed of great ..read more
Pilant's Business Ethics Blog
3w ago
If you are a Democrat. I would like to write something eloquent and persuasive for those who are Republicans and opposed to the current regime. Alas, I don’t think I have a clear or convincing set of views about that party and its members. I apologize. I registered as a Democrat at 20 and have ..read more
Pilant's Business Ethics Blog
3w ago
You’ve made the decision to fight, to not take what is happening in Washington in silence. And so we come to the second part of the equation, Politics. The Politics. Politics as a word is immediately unsettling and disturbing. And it should be. We have a system of election infested with dark money, secret organizations ..read more
Pilant's Business Ethics Blog
3w ago
This is a terrible time to live in America. What is happening now in Washington infuriates any decent citizen. The horrible people doing these things are counting on you to not take action, to not stand up, and to not be counted. They want you to go quietly away while they perform their neo-fascist fantasies ..read more
Pilant's Business Ethics Blog
2M ago
What I’m reading today! “On Disinformation” by Lee McIntyre. A very relevant book with the new President and convicted felon about to take office. My favorite quote from the book so far (I’m about half way): “According to a 2021 study put out by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, 65 percent of the anti-vax ..read more
Pilant's Business Ethics Blog
2M ago
I read a lot and from time something I read stands out. The idea that caught my attention was Wilhoit’s law. It has enormous explanatory power when it comes to modern conservatism. It is also counter to my firm conviction that the law should bind everyone, that if we are not equal under the law ..read more