– Some Thoughts after Jurassic Park The word “ethics” means a set of moral principles or values. It is a matter of making choices: whether to be friendly or unfriendly; whether to tell the truth or lie; whether to be generous or greedy; whether to study in order to pass an exam or to spend …
Category: Politics/Ethics
Jan 01
Managing Scientific Conduct
Discussions of misconduct in science have become prevalent in the literature. Within the past few years, many more misconduct instances have come under scrutiny than ever before. A search using the key words “SCIENCE FRAUD” on the Internet yielded over ten thousand citations. The general public has become increasingly aware of these activities in science. …
Jan 01
Why Do We Need Nuclear Tests?
Fifty years after bombing of Hiroshima, the “nuclear option” is alive and well in the Oval Office. President Clinton set the tone in July 1993, by threatening North Korea with atomic attack. In 1995, Clinton refused to apologize for America’s use of nuclear weapons against civilian population in Japan and proceeded to approve a Nuclear …
Jan 01
Stop Nuclear Testing — CTBT Now
Nuclear Testing Since the first nuclear test at Alamagordo, New Mexico, in July 1945, the five major nuclear weapons states — the U.S., Russia, the U.K., France, and China — plus India have conducted 2,044 nuclear tests: on average one every nine days for the past 50 years. Every test has produced environmental contamination, helped …
Jan 01
Welfare Reform?
On March 21, 1995, on the floor of the House of Representatives, Representative Bill Archer, Republican from Texas, gave a speech in favor of a set of drastic measures summarized in a bill, H. R. 4, along with other Republicans and Democrats. The bill passed the Republican-dominated House on March 24, 1995, by a vote …
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