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1. Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind IX: Moral Capital, Blind Spots, and Asking

   ... system." In doing so, he recognizes the importance of an ethics environment, which is too often ignored: [W]e must look not just at ... or regulate selfishness and make cooperation possible." A government ethics program is, therefore, a kind of moral capital, both as ...

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

2. In Nevada Legislative Immunity Case, Oral Arguments Raise Some Serious Issues

   ... before the Nevada Supreme Court in the Commission on Ethics v. Hardy appeal are now available in MP3 format, suitable for your media ... It doesn't look as if the decision will be a good one for government ethics enforcement, certainly at the state level and, perhaps, at ...

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

3. Quote of the Day - Admissions in Settlements

   ... quoted in all sorts of contexts, including with respect to ethics settlements, the consent decrees of government ethics. It's important to recognize why what may be appropriate ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2021-03-30 13:53 - 0 comments

4. Use of Private E-Mail Accounts for Public Business

   ... for Sarah Palin's incredible ability to get pedestrian government ethics issues into the public eye. This time it's the use of private e-mails ...

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

5. "Perception of Impropriety"

   ... Glenn H. Reynolds'' The Appearance of Impropriety: How the Ethics Wars Have Undermined American Govt, Business, and Society (Free Press, ... in them, and the less citizens will want to be involved in government, because they feel they will make no difference because the deck is ...

   donmc - 2006-05-03 11:40 - 1 comment

6. A Miscellany

   Body:  Electing EC Members Is electing an ethics commission a good idea? I had never heard of an elected EC until this ... analyst is calling for the formation of an ethics board consisting of non-parliamentary members to handle the house of representatives' ethics matters. “We need an Ethics Board with strong authority whose ...

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

7. Citizens United and Conflicts of Interest Law

   ... page 40, ending the decision's first section. When Government seeks to use its full power, including the criminal law, to command ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

8. Another Obligation That Comes With Seeking or Holding Public Office

   ... an article on the WLTX website yesterday relating to local government ethics in South Carolina: Naked Woman Creates Ruckus on Delta ...

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

9. An Excellent Definition of "Corruption," and America's Fall in the Corruption Index

   ... "Maybe some of what went on is legal, but it seems like ethics and integrity took a back seat." TI's definition of corruption is a ... gain." This includes both unethical conduct and crime, both government and business. Note that the definition simply says "private gain." ...

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

10. A Miscellany

    Body:  Targeting Ethics Reform In May, I wrote a blog post about ethics reforms proposed by a Cook County (IL) commissioner. I felt they didn't ... Campaign Loans Necessity is the mother of invention in government ethics, just as it is everywhere. According to a column in the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

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