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Keir Starmer facing scrutiny over failure to establish new ethics watchdog

Commons inquiry to examine lack of progress in fulfilling manifesto pledge to set up ethics and integrity body

The Guardian - UK

7 Interview Questions That Reveal Your True Work Ethics

I’ve always been good in interviews because I enjoy speaking to people and often come off as confident. However, there are many people who like to consider different types of interview questions and what the employer might be trying to figure out by asking them. Your responses to these seven…

Clever Dude

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear GOP activist’s lawsuit challenging Texas Ethics Commission’s lobbying fine

Former Empower Texans leader Michael Quinn Sullivan has challenged a $10,000 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission for failure to register as a lobbyist for more than 10 years at nearly every level of the state court system.

The Texas Tribune

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7 Disturbing Truths About the History of Electroshock Therapy

The words “electroshock therapy” can stir up instant unease. Flickering images of restrained patients, cold metal tables, and clinical indifference still haunt the public imagination, fueled by media portrayals and historical accounts. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), as it’s now called, has undergone significant reform over the decades, but its past is…

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Doge employees hold stock in firms set to benefit from cuts, Democrats allege

Elizabeth Warren and others urge investigation over ‘clear conflict of interest and potential criminal violation’

The Guardian - US

Once again, Texas Legislature unlikely to pass ethics legislation this year

Lawmakers filed dozens of bills that would increase transparency around spending in elections and strengthen penalties for campaign and lobbying violations. None are poised to pass.

The Texas Tribune

Regulating AI seems like an impossible task, but ethically and economically, it’s a vital one

AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI’s impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy.

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Ethics Watchdog Raises Flags Around Border Czar's Ties to Private Detention Giant

"This news raises even more questions, and the corruption concerns are too large to ignore," said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat

Latin Times

Here's what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department

A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been tasked with overhauling the federal agency that manages vast tracts of public lands

The Independent UK

Alasdair MacIntyre obituary

Provocative philosopher who argued that current morality has been cut off from its roots ‘largely thanks to the Enlightenment’

The Guardian - UK

‘Roadmap for corruption’: Trump dive into cryptocurrency raises ethics alarm

The president’s hawking of $Trump memecoin has sparked a firestorm of criticism over potential influence buying

The Guardian - US

Another "Wolf Whacking" Bill Won't Be Debated, Practice Will Continue

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Voices: Chemical castration is ethically dubious – and simply won’t work

COMMENT: Chemical castration of prisoners risks violating the Nuremberg Code, says Alexis Paton, a trustee of the Institute of Medical Ethics. But more crucially, without addressing what causes someone to commit sexual violence, it risks diverting that violence into new forms

The Independent UK

Hillary Clinton breaks silence on Trump’s controversial $400m Qatari jet

Former presidential rival warns Republican that no one gives away such an expensive gift ‘without expecting anything in return’ amid ethics uproar

The Independent UK

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Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio agrees to pay $330K for misusing public funds on failed White House bid

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has agreed to pay nearly $330,000 to settle an ethics board’s complaint that he misspent public funds on police security during his brief, failed run for U.S. president

The Guardian - US

Trump’s cryptocurrency endeavor caps a political career filled with conflicts of interest

Trump’s foray into cryptocurrency involves him leveraging his presidency for personal gain and operating in an industry he has power over

Euronews

European Parliament blocks new EU transparency rules

A report meant to implement an EU body for ethical standards was voted down by the European Parliament's committee on constitutional affairs, due to opposition from the EPP and right-wing groups.

Roll Call

After delay, Johnson appoints ethics watchdog board members - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson named two appointees to an independent congressional ethics and oversight board, ending an unprecedented delay.

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The Conversation

Have journalists skipped the ethics conversation when it comes to using AI?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in journalistic work for everything from transcribing interviews and translating articles to writing and publishing local weather, economic reports and water quality stories.

Salon

Cyborg bugs are here: Are they ethical?

Findings about animal consciousness should give us pause before we turn them into our robot servants

The Conversation

Should Joan Didion’s therapy notes to her husband about their daughter have been published?

Joan Didion died, aged 87, in 2021. When a new volume of her diaries was announced, anticipation was high: her personal nonfiction is the foundation of her formidable literary legacy. But as details emerged, readers began to question the ethics of its publication.

International Business Times

Trump Says Would Be 'Stupid' To Reject Qatari Air Force One Gift

US President Donald Trump on Monday furiously rejected ethics concerns over his plans to receive a jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One, saying it would be "stupid" not to accept such a gift.

The Independent UK

Virgin Island: What is a ‘surrogate partner’ sex therapist and is it legal?

The therapists in this new Channel 4 series have defended themselves against criticism about the ethics of the practice of sex surrogacy

Latin Times

Democrat Seeks 'Immediate' Ethics Probe Into Qatar Gifting Trump a Luxury Plane: 'A Flying Grift'

Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres is seeking for different entities to investigate whether Qatar giving the Trump administration a $400 million plane would violate federal ethics rules or the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The Conversation

Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety are at risk

As the Trump administration continues to make significant cuts to NIH budgets and personnel and to freeze billions of dollars of funding to major research universities – citing ideological concerns – there’s more being threatened than just progress in science and medicine. Something valuable but often overlooked is also being…

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