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  • 'Because No One is Above the Law!'

    Stephen F. Rudin, Attorney at Law|May 10, 2014

    The title of this story is the motto for Judicial Watch. You will see this tagline under the Judicial Watch logo on their website. The first paragraph of the Judicial Watch mission statement reads: Judicial Watch, Inc., a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. Through its educational endeavors, Judicial Watch advocates high standards of ethics and morality in our nation’s public life and seeks to ensure that political and judicial officials d...

  • Consequentialism, Deontology, Ethics, and Virtue

    Stephen F. Rudin, Esq.|Mar 29, 2014

    We are all presented with ethical/moral questions in our life. The actions or behavior we choose can impact both our life and the life of others. The fundamental question is: as an individual person (including corporations) of our society how should one act? The term deontology comes from the Greek words for duty (deon) and science (or study) of (logos). Deontology deals with what we ought to do (deontic theories). The deontic theory views morality as comprised of duties and rights. Deontologism is a rule based approach that defines moral actio...