Monthly Archives: December 2017

Jeffrey Thomas, in his first year as a special ed teacher in Indianapolis, was taken aback when he saw some of his students wearing only a sweatshirt in freezing Indianapolis weather. Some men see things and ask why. Other men, … Continue reading →

Front page — Wall Street Journal (December 23 2017) — Michael Milken, he of the 1980’s junk bond wave fame and resulting reduced federal prison time for becoming a cooperating witness against his fellow junkers — has proved to have … Continue reading →

The past few days have not been kind to government leaders: Peru’s president is facing impeachment over graft charges. Ethics Commissioner finds, in a 66-page report, that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke ethics laws by accepting a vacation on … Continue reading →

Actress Rose McGowan took Meryl Streep to task for remaining silent about the Harvey Weinstein revelations. Ms. Streep assured us that she does not “tacitly approve of rape” and that she does not “like young women being assaulted.” She repeats … Continue reading →

The Barometer will simply recite the facts from a New York Times “Ethicist” column (November 19, 2017, p. 30) and end with one comment: A 60-something husband’s wife is in ill health. The ill wife has given her 60-something husband … Continue reading →

Social psychologist Brian Wasnick has had his work referred to by Nobel economist Richard Thaler as “masterpieces.” However, social psychology has had its reputation tattered a bit. In 2015, the Center for Open Science (COS), located in Charlottesville, Virginia, began … Continue reading →

Mr. Schmidt explained at his sentencing, “A script or talking points, I was directed to follow for that meeting [with the California Air Resources Board] was approved by management level supervisors at VW, including a high-ranking in-house lawyer, Regrettably, I … Continue reading →

John Conyers, leaving the House for various reasons (all denied), endorsed his son, John Conyers III (just like Britain), to succeed him. Then, the above headline appeared in the New York Times. John Conyers’s III (27) side of the story:”She … Continue reading →

Federal Judge William Alsup, presiding over the trial in the suit by Waymo against Uber for alleged theft of intellectual property, on learning of the existence of an employee whistleblower letter received by Uber regarding intellectual property issues at Uber. … Continue reading →

Ignoring party affiliations, a conflict is a conflict is a conflict. Since June, those conflicts have been cascading here and there in the federal government without much coverage, less outrage, and no action. Mick Mulvaney is the new acting director … Continue reading →

The Congressional Office of Compliance has released the following data on its settlement of sexual harassment claims against members of Congress. Visit the site yourself: https://www.compliance.gov Since 1997 (through 2017), there have been 264 settlements for a total of $17 … Continue reading →

Yes, choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others, is our word of the year. Here’s a list of the pockets of complicity. Their complicity was verified when post-revelation of a major figure they all … Continue reading →