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1. A New Twist on Charity Abuse by Politicians

   ... contacts to a charity, or favors it in the giving of local government contracts? Charities are great things to support, but as with ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

2. A Miscellany: Crossing the Line

   ... his aide's domestic abuse matter gets right to the heart of government ethics. According to an article in today's New York Times , ...

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

3. Blind Spots IV — Egocentrism

   ... bias") is at the heart of unethical behavior, in the government ethics sense. When the public interest conflicts with an offical's ... This is effectively an argument for independent ethics advice and enforcement. The official who has a conflict should not be ...

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

4. The Legitimacy of Power and the Sense of Entitlement

   Body:  It is a truism of government ethics that a sense of entitlement is an important cause of unethical conduct. ... I have often found:  in conflict situations, officials and government attorneys focus on the provisions and the language of ethics codes ...

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

5. Threats to Officials' Focus on the Public Interest

   ... sometimes hard to see what campaign finance has to do with government ethics, that is, conflicts of interest. Campaign finance involves candidates ...

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6. Montreal Investigations -- Anything But Dull

   ... etc. And they pay for it by being dull. In the realm of government ethics, this sadly isn't true. At least in Montreal. According to a recent ...

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

7. Albert Hirschman on Conflicts Between the Private and the Public

   ... private consumption and public action. It only touches on government ethics issues, but what Hirschman says is worth sharing. For example: ...

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

8. Legislative Immunity: An Official's Motive Is Not At Issue in a Conflict Situation

   ... serious lack of understanding of conflict situations and of government ethics in general. It is true that the tribe's brief does not make a very ...

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9. A Special Ordinance Is Not the Way to Provide a Waiver

   ... way to do this is to ask for a waiver from an independent ethics commission. To do this, it must be shown that there is an overriding ... a city vendor. Unfortunately, Portland does not have an ethics commission, nor does it have a waiver policy. All it has is ...

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10. Moral Imagination

    ... "moral imagination." And moral imagination is central to government ethics. Here's Pres. Obama's definition of "empathy" from his book The ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

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