Ethics

  • More trouble for Mark Sanford

    In yet another self-inflicted wound, it seems the South Carolina governor failed to disclose free plane trips
    By Gabriel Winant August 21, 2009

  • Democrats closing ranks around Murtha

    The House Democratic leadership is working to protect one of its own, but at what cost?
    By Gabriel Winant May 14, 2009

  • Sex, drugs, oil, and an ethics award

    Earlier this week, the Department of Interior received a commendation for promoting a "stronger ethical culture"
    By Andrew Leonard September 12, 2008

  • My boyfriend's climbing partner let him fall

    Accidents happen. He was inexperienced. But he's not owning up. In fact he's sort of acting like a dick!
    By Cary Tennis April 20, 2007

  • I could have had celebrity sex -- but I stuck to my principles

    I fell hard for a high-level business leader -- until she abruptly turned off the charm.
    By Cary Tennis January 8, 2007

  • The Scandal Sheet

    Don't just read it and weep -- pin it on your wall, fax it to Nancy Pelosi. A dozen reasons to throw the bums out of Washington.
    By Mark Follman and Tracy Clark-Flory November 6, 2006

  • Money trails lead to Bush judges

    A four-month investigation reveals that dozens of federal judges gave contributions to President Bush and top Republicans who helped place them on the bench. A Salon/CIR exclusive.
    By Will Evans October 31, 2006

  • Paging the Ethics Committee

    After all the muck and scandal of the last two years, the ethical watchdogs of Congress have accomplished nothing. Will Foleygate be any different?
    By Michael Scherer October 6, 2006

  • Another Bush judge gets downgraded

    Terrence Boyle is the second Bush appellate nominee to take a ratings hit, after a Salon report uncovers ethics violations.
    By Mark Follman July 17, 2006

  • Jefferson must go

    For their own good and the good of the country, Rep. William Jefferson's allies in the Congressional Black Caucus should insist that he resign.
    By Joe Conason May 26, 2006

  • Bench warfare

    Judge Terrence Boyle's former law clerks have launched a dubious defense of the embattled Bush nominee. Will their tactics backfire on Bill Frist and the White House?
    By Will Evans May 23, 2006

  • End of the line for a key Bush judge?

    Speculation is mounting that circuit-court nominee Terrence Boyle, now dogged by ethics allegations, will never see a full Senate vote.
    By Mark Follman May 5, 2006

  • Key Bush judge under ethics cloud

    Following a Salon report, top Democrats say Bush nominee Terrence Boyle's record is "outrageous" and that he has "no place on the federal bench."
    By Will Evans May 3, 2006

  • Controversial Bush judge broke ethics law

    A Salon/CIR investigation reveals that Terrence Boyle, a key circuit court nominee touted by the White House and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, ruled in multiple cases involving corporations in which he held investments.
    By Will Evans May 1, 2006

  • Bush withdraws nominee

    With Judge James Payne under an ethics cloud, the White House has "honored" his "request" to bow out from a top federal court appointment.
    By Will Evans March 8, 2006

  • Bush judge under ethics cloud

    James H. Payne broke the law by ruling on corporations in which he held financial interests. Now Bush's nominee to the nation's second-highest court has the Senate and a top judge on his case.
    By Will Evans January 31, 2006

  • Golfing with Tom DeLay

    Playing through campaign finance laws, corporations are buying time with the House leader by donating to his foundations for abused kids. Meanwhile, the charities are spending more on the golf fundraisers than on the children.
    By Mark Benjamin May 2, 2005

  • Ethics problems for the ethics committee?

    Dennis Hastert backs down on rule changes passed to protect Tom DeLay, but are Republicans on the ethics committee still too compromised to act?
    By Tim Grieve April 27, 2005

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    It's easy to dislike Mitch Albom and easy to jump on him for his ethical sin. But who among us has never cut a corner?
    April 12, 2005

  • Standing by their man

    Conservatives may worry privately about the scandal-plagued majority leader, but publicly they're denying he did anything wrong and blaming the "liberal media."
    By David Paul Kuhn April 8, 2005

  • When public opinion doesn't matter

    Polls show Americans overwhelmingly support Michael Schiavo's case. Why is the media ignoring them?
    By Eric Boehlert March 21, 2005

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    With the administration buying off journalists willy-nilly, this column says in no uncertain terms: Ka-ching! Plus: John Madden and Nicollette's towel. And: Wisconsin's who-cares home winning streak.
    January 26, 2005

  • "Making Good" and "The Cheating Culture"

    Researchers say we're breeding a nation of cheats, scammers, egotists and buck passers. But when they interviewed a group of young actors, scientists and journalists, guess who came out looking best?
    By Laura Miller February 23, 2004

  • "Cloning: Responsible Science or Technomadness?"

    A new book shows that ethical questions about replicating humans are less consequential than the procedure's threat to our biological diversity.
    By Michael Scott Moore January 4, 2001

  • Faking it

    Is it OK -- or is it unethical -- to pretend you had an orgasm?
    By Jeffrey L. Seglin June 7, 2000
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