What responsibility should Murdoch or any CEO take for their company?
To lead an organization is to accept both the accolades of success and the criticism of failure. Whether Murdoch was aware of the situation or not, it is certainly incumbent upon him to accept the responsibility, and to ensure that similar ethical breaches will not happen again. If this requires his resignation, then so be [...]
What value should we place on compromise?
As a Secular Humanist, the value I place on bettering human society combined with my own intellectual humility ensures that compromise with others is a frequent endeavor. Fortunately, at least when dealing with fellow Humanists, these compromises are built from mutual positions of respect for evidence and rational argumentation rather than appeals to dogma and [...]
Are Perry and Obama responsible for the religious company they keep?
Perry and Obama (as well as the myriad other politicians who seek religious supporters) should not be held responsible for the foolish things said by religious leaders cum political allies. Most people recognize that, even if a politician does hold to a private religious opinion, it is much more likely that their public “friendships” with ministers and [...]