Editorials of Week 7/9 - 7/13
A Brief Look on the State of Business Ethics: Part I By Raymond Chin
For companies, the basis and only hint of ethics is a very flawed ethical code system.
Moreover, modern ethics heavily rely on external factors, punishments for bad behavior
and rewards for good behavior. This is clearly not enough.
Ethics of Tips: Tipping and Being Tipped By Kevin Yan
As can be discovered, the act of tipping in the United States is primarily a custom of the country.
In the United States, tipping is generally presumed to be around 10-15% before taxes and supposedly
at the discretion of the customer. However, the act of not providing tips is frowned upon as unethical.
Free Speech From the Mouths of Babes? By Selwyn Duke
Last week the Supreme court handed down three free speech rulings that find favor with conservatives.
One of them is Morse et al. v. Frederick, a case involving the free speech rights of students. While I
agree with the principal’s actions and take solace in the knowledge that educators’ hands won’t be further
tied, the Supreme Court’s ruling does nothing to address what is the underlying problem.
Current Activities
We are currently accepting all articles pertaining to current national and international political socio-economic issues. All writers are welcome to submit, however, only selected works meeting our criteria would be published. Please send all submissions by July 31, 2007 for review and evaluation.