Politics
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The Ethics of Writing About Trump’s Ethics
Donald J. Trump became a “thing” in 2016 when he canon-balled into the pool of presidential...
Nonfiction
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The Ethics of Writing Longform Nonfiction Storytelling
Wait a minute—hold the phone—what are you writing, anyhow? Longform is writing book length....
Journalism
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The Ethics of Writing Political Op-Eds
The first op-eds in the US popped up in 1970.[1] They are neither opinion nor editorial. They are...
Novels
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The Ethics of Writing Novels about True Events
The ethics of writing novels about true events is a subject I’ve touched on in previous blogs.[1]...
Historical Fiction
LatestIs Historical Fiction Ethical? Part Two.
“Your consciousness is your contribution to reality. What you perceive as real becomes real.” Rumi In Part One of this topic, I blogged about historical fiction—that is—fact or fiction. Do historical fiction writers tell the...
Memoir
LatestIs Memoir Writing Truthful or Just Therapy?
“When I was younger I could remember everything, whether it had happened or not.” Mark Twain Given the ethical dilemma inherent in writing memoir, we should consult Mr. Merriam and Madame Webster to define the term rather than...
Humor & Poetry
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Is writing a screed ethical, or just stress-relief?
The word screed has multiple definitions, (a) a lengthy discourse, (b) an informal piece of...
Writing
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The Ethics of Writing About U.S. Supreme Court Justices
There is much ado these days about U.S. supreme court justices, their influence, ethics, and...
Social Media
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The Ethics of Using Someone Else’s Content on Your Social Media Post
It must be OK. Everyone does it, right? There are no writing rules, much less ethical norms for...
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The Ethics of Writing About U.S. Supreme Court Justices
There is much ado these days about U.S. supreme court justices, their influence, ethics, and...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Writers On Strike
There is much ado in Hollywood about the July 2023 Writers Strike. Vox.com’s digital headline put...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Ethics, Race, and Affirmative Action
“Race” is a word. A word widely misunderstood, absurdly political, sadly misused, and too often...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Ethics and the First Amendment
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects writers. It allows us to write,...
Read MoreThe Rule of Law
We’ve long believed in the Rule of Law because it is basic to who we are, as individuals and as a...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Ideas, Ideology, and Idolatry
Which came first? Ideas or ideology? And when do they morph into idolatry? In...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About the Risk of Extinction
Scientists and technologists and columnists are warning us. We are at risk, they say. The risk is...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing About Political Violence
Who would have thought it would come to this? Political violence broadly defined, includes...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Social Contagion, Mass Shootings, Stigma
Mass shootings are the subject of mass writing. Social contagion is an inevitable consequence of...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Bizarro
Bizarro is not just a is a supervillain/anti-hero in American comic books published by DC Comics...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing Oxymoronica
On August 8, 2020, I wrote a blog about “Oxymorons.” On October 12, 2021, I wrote another blog...
Read MoreThe Ethics of Writing – The Civil Tort of Battery
The media often gets it right. Readers mostly do. But still, there is a national misunderstanding...
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