Opinion Forum

The Profitability of Morality

September 22nd, 2010

By Brianna Aubin They say that morality is unprofitable, and profitability immoral. But is it actually true? Look at the story of two banks, one which adhered to an inflexible moral code and another which chased the almighty dollar, and check your premises for yourself: One bank, chaired by an individual with a deep moral code, […]

Articles written by Brianna Aubin
Tags: Ayn Rand, BB&T, John Allison, moral, morality, profit, subprime, TARP, values
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I Don’t Care about LeBron James or Lindsay Lohan or…

September 21st, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor Boy am I glad that the media feeding frenzy over the ill-advised LeBron James/ESPN cluster@#&%, “The Decision,” is long past. It just demonstrated what we should have assumed all along, namely, that behind that façade of loyal and humble Cleveland homeboy was the usual narcissistic superstar athlete that we have come […]

Articles written by Dr. Jim Taylor
Tags: culture, entertainment, Lebron James, Lindsay Lohan, narcissism, values
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Will a New House Bring You Happiness?

August 30th, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor I was having a conversation with a friend recently about happiness. Our conversation began with her asking me if I thought that buying a new house would make her happier (she asked this question only half facetiously). My initial reaction was that a house can’t bring happiness. In fact, a robust […]

Articles written by Dr. Jim Taylor
Tags: happiness, houses, personal growth, possessions, quality, stuff, values
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How Many Attended The Glenn Beck Rally?

August 29th, 2010

By Nancy Morgan The question on the minds of millions of Americans this morning: How many people attended Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally yesterday in our nations’ capitol? The answer to this question has ramifications far beyond mere crowd size. It is one of the few concrete indicators of the popularity and viability of the […]

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Tags: Beck, Christian, King, march, Palin, race, rally, Sharpton, Tea Party, values
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Losing the Real Culture War

August 9th, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor In recent decades, America has become embroiled in a so-called “culture war” between the right and left, red states and blue states. This culture war, supposedly fought over the moral values that are intended to guide our country, has created a schism so wide and seemingly so insurmountable that, as we […]

Articles written by Dr. Jim Taylor
Tags: children, culture war, future, morality, morals, popular culture, values
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