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Summer Reading: Judith Shklar's "The Faces of Injustice"
... difference between misfortune and injustice lies in how people perceive and interpret events. Those who cause suffering have ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Parties and the Selection of Ethics Board Members
... for our government. But what happens when parties collude? How can that be good for the public interest? Click here to read the rest ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Hiding Conflicts vs. Disclosing Them
... a fine. A criminal case in Winston-Salem, NC this week shows how bad things can get. According to an article in today's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Government Employees and the Class Exception to Conflicts of Interest
... it should be clearly stated in the ethics code. Here's how I am doing it in the City Ethics Model Code. The conflict of interest ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... file formal charges." (§708(A)) This seems reasonable. How long should it take simply to file charges? But this assumes (i) that there ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Trust and the Us-Them Mentality
... in today's New York Times discusses a study that shows how the positive effects of oxytocin tend to be limited to an ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Elected Officials and Ethics Commissions -- What Tension Between Them Can Lead To
... chairs who speak out. Most important, it points out how important EC independence is. Three EC members were up for term ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An Example of Why Towns Need Lobbying Codes
... it valuable to have their own lobbying codes, no one knows how much these casino bidders are spending to get the permission they need from ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Complicity with or Knowledge of Others' Violations
... officials and employees be the only ones responsible for how they respond to outsiders' temptations? Please share your thoughts ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:07 - 0 comments
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Legal Does Not Mean Ethical
... Attorney-General Burris as a candidate for the Senate. But how many politicians share this willful misunderstanding? Robert ...
Robert Wechsler - 2009-01-04 10:58 - 0 comments