I was not aware of this particular fee but I am not surprised. As municipalities and states lose revenue, they have to resort more and more to fees. This essentially makes everything from state parks to justice too expensive for many Americans. This trend is getting worse not better.
James Pilant
via Intellectual Conversation – a lifelong memetic transfusion
I was very impressed by this article. It is a call for character formation as a priority for education. And a harsh criticism of a culture too often aimed only at monetary success. I find it eloquent and there is little in it that is not obvious from a moral or ethical view point. I wish the author well and hope he reaches a substantial audience.
James Pilant
via Daring to Change
Mr. Gunderson is an expert I am increasingly relying on. He seems very knowledgeabe and his predictions have done well. I recommend this video.
James Pilant
I don’t tweet.
I use a desktop computer and have thus far stayed with the stone age e-mail system to maintain my communications.
As a college professor, trying to teach my students to think in paragraphs, tweeting strikes me as a retrograde step.
Nevertheless, it has become a formidable cultural influence and I was delighted to find this article discussing the ethics of tweeting.
If this is something you like to do, this advice will probably serve you well.
James Pilant
via anewguide
One of the things about American business that drives me crazy is the myopic quarterly focus of many companies, particularly Wall Street firms with their bonus oriented goal setting. Short term thinking causew serious problems for long term investors and has in a good number of cases resulted in the destruction of the company. This is good business ethics writing and I hope this paradigm catches on and changes the way businesses think about profits and planning.
James Pilant
It is obvious these American findings were leaked by the experts because of the gravity of the threats. I’m not sure what the term, “mounting stresses” means, but I don’t like it. Once again, I am telling you I do not trust the Japanese utility, TEPCO, or the Japanese government. Their released information continually bears the imprint of corporate PR instead of useful information. I can’t help but think there are other problems not being discussed.
James Pilant
Another likely set of problems for the Fukushima plants. This write is angry and has a satirical edge. I thought the writing was wonderful and particularly enjoyed the literary allusions.
Good writing merits reading. Try this web site out.
James Pilant
Business ethics is often a muddy field with many opposing points of view. I like this clear set of definitions. If the transnational entities followed anything like this, we would live in a different world.
James Pilant
A brief and intelligent analysis of nuclear power. It’s too expensive.
James Pilant
I like outrage. Much happens these days that produces legitimate anger but too many people divert themselves from the pain of reality by choosing vital moral topics like Charlie Sheen’s job prospects. This willful desire to escape the pain of national and international policy is not one I respect. As citizens we have a duty to our fellow man to act intelligently and at times forcefully to correct abusive policies and poor decision making.
This is some outrage, in fact, quite a bit of outrage. I enjoyed very much. I hope you do too.
James Pilant
Pilant's Business Ethics Blog 
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