Caution "Ethicist" At Work

Then there's Randy Cohen, who writes the "Ethicist" column for the New York Times and gave $585 to MoveOn.org, an Angry Left Group":

Cohen said he thought of MoveOn.org as nonpartisan and thought the donation would be allowed even under the strict rule at the Times.

So the New York Times' advice columnist, oops sorry I mean "Ethicist", can't figure out the ethicity of his own political contributions. Heck, he can't even decide if they are political contributions.

Cohen goes on to show why he is the funniest read in the New York Times Magazine...

"But no such activity is or can be non-ideological. Few papers would object to a journalist donating to the Boy Scouts or joining the Catholic Church. But the former has an official policy of discriminating against gay children; the latter has views on reproductive rights far more restrictive than those of most Americans. Should reporters be forbidden to support those groups? I'd say not.

So the "Ethicist" says ..."if people get to belong to whatever church they want, then my boss has no right to tell me not to give money to left-wing loonies."


And if ethicity isn't a word it should be.