Category Archives: Ethics

An Open Letter to My White LGBT Siblings

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Michael

Printed today in the OSU Barometer: This letter will be angry. I won’t apologize for any vitriol or confrontation here. I don’t believe that we can have honest public discussions without being confrontational. My anger comes from hearing, with dismay, … Continue reading →

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c’mon, you’d “cheat” too

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Michael

Steven Krause links to and discusses the psychological research discussed in “Morality under threat as science debunks our sense of free will.” This article discusses research conducted in which some participants read arguments against free will and then, lo and … Continue reading →

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stuff white people like

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Michael

While I was visiting Michigan State’s campus last week, quite a few grad students were talking about the blog Stuff White People Like. When I got back home, I checked it out. It’s an hilarious site that chronicles the behaviors … Continue reading →

Posted in Affect, Blogs, Ethics, publics, Race | 6 Comments

ethics in technical communication

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Michael

I’m reading my technical writing students’ homework on ethics in documents. They were assigned to find an article, advertisement, or other document that contains untrue or misleading information and discuss (in a memo to me) the ethics behind it. In … Continue reading →

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excitable speech: don’t ask, don’t tell

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Michael

Judith Bulter’s Excitable Speech was a great read over winter break, and I appreciated her understanding of the speech act “I’m gay” in the context of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the nefarious law signed in by Clinton to restrict openly … Continue reading →

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