http://dir.salon.com/topics/ethics/?source=rss&aim=ethics en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT By Gabriel Winant Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/21/sanford_ethics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/21/sanford_ethics/index.html?source=rss In yet another self-inflicted wound, it seems the South Carolina governor failed to disclose free plane trips By Gabriel Winant Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/14/murtha_ethics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/14/murtha_ethics/index.html?source=rss The House Democratic leadership is working to protect one of its own, but at what cost? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/12/ethics_award_drug_scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/12/ethics_award_drug_scandal/index.html?source=rss Earlier this week, the Department of Interior received a commendation for promoting a "stronger ethical culture" By Cary Tennis Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/20/climbing_accident/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/20/climbing_accident/index.html?source=rss Accidents happen. He was inexperienced. But he's not owning up. In fact he's sort of acting like a dick! By Cary Tennis Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/08/celebrity_flirtation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/08/celebrity_flirtation/index.html?source=rss I fell hard for a high-level business leader -- until she abruptly turned off the charm. By Mark Follman and Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/06/scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/06/scandal/index.html?source=rss 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 Will Evans Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/31/money_trail/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/31/money_trail/index.html?source=rss 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 Michael Scherer Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/06/ethics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/06/ethics/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Follman Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/17/boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/17/boyle/index.html?source=rss Terrence Boyle is the second Bush appellate nominee to take a ratings hit, after a Salon report uncovers ethics violations. By Joe Conason Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/05/26/jefferson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/05/26/jefferson/index.html?source=rss 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 Will Evans Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/23/boyle_clerks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/23/boyle_clerks/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Follman Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/05/boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/05/boyle/index.html?source=rss Speculation is mounting that circuit-court nominee Terrence Boyle, now dogged by ethics allegations, will never see a full Senate vote. By Will Evans Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/03/boyle2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/03/boyle2/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/01/boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/01/boyle/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/08/payne3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/08/payne3/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/31/payne2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/31/payne2/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Benjamin Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/02/delay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/02/delay/index.html?source=rss 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 Tim Grieve Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/27/ethics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/27/ethics/index.html?source=rss Dennis Hastert backs down on rule changes passed to protect Tom DeLay, but are Republicans on the ethics committee still too compromised to act? Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/04/12/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/04/12/tuesday/index.html?source=rss 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? By David Paul Kuhn Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/08/delay_gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/08/delay_gop/index.html?source=rss 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 Eric Boehlert Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/21/polls_on_schiavo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/21/polls_on_schiavo/index.html?source=rss Polls show Americans overwhelmingly support Michael Schiavo's case. Why is the media ignoring them? Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/01/26/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/01/26/wednesday/index.html?source=rss 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. By Laura Miller Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/02/23/making_good/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/02/23/making_good/index.html?source=rss 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 Michael Scott Moore Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/01/04/ruse_sheppard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/01/04/ruse_sheppard/index.html?source=rss A new book shows that ethical questions about replicating humans are less consequential than the procedure's threat to our biological diversity. By Jeffrey L. Seglin Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/07/faking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/07/faking/index.html?source=rss Is it OK -- or is it unethical -- to pretend you had an orgasm?