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1. Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind VII: Moral Foundations

   ... I will deal with four of the five other foundations, and how they relate to government ethics. Loyalty/Betrayal Haidt cites ... – the flip side of loyalty – that one can see clearly how inappropriate loyalty is in local government. If someone reports ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. The Lucifer Effect I — A Situational Approach to Local Government Ethics

   ... they rebelled in some ways against it. The experiment shows how quickly we can all be shaped by aspects of the situations we are in and the ... culpable and lacking in integrity. We tend to underestimate how much a person's character can be transformed by powerful forces in his ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. When Voting Is Damaging, No Matter What the Ethics Code Says

   ... in state ethics commission advisory opinions .) But how often is a public official directly responsible for a matter as an organization officer, and how often will his pecuniary interests be affected? It is more likely that the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. Transition Team Conflicts in Sacramento

   ... who do business with the city, directly or indirectly. How can he say that no one on the transition team "had any kind ... in terms of whether there was a conflict. In any event, how could anyone tell? We have only the word of someone with an apparent ... but one need only look at the Obama transition to see how much at least one government official thinks ethics are highly relevant to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Lessons from Mistakes Made in a Connecticut City

   ... will receive or expects to receive a gift. I don't see how this language could be clarified, or how anyone would think it does not apply to voting on a spouse's labor ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. The Lucifer Effect III — Debriefing and Other Ways to Deal with Situational Forces

   ... choices that had been available to the participants, and how they could have handled them differently. How useful it would be if an ethics commission could debrief the participants ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. The Worthlessness of Toothless Ethics Commissions

   ... a lot of talk among government ethics practitioners about how important it is for ethics commissions to have teeth, that is, the ability ... thanks go to the New Britain (CT) common council for showing how worthless a toothless ethics commission can be. According to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Confidential Information

   This is the place to discuss how best to deal with the problem of an official using confidential information ... information for others' gain. A principal issue is how to define "confidential information." 100(8). Confidential ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 21:04 - 0 comments

9. Independent Offices vs. Independent Ethics Enforcement in Palm Beach County

   ... new Palm Beach County ethics codes. What I didn't realize is how much of the county's government isn't covered by the codes, including other ... not ruling it out ... I want to take a look at it and see how it can benefit the office.'" But does the sheriff's and appraiser's ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. The Appearance of Independence and a Monopoly On Advice

    ... Ms. Peth was the governor's choice for the job, no matter how qualified or how independent she may actually be. One of the many weaknesses of the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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