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The President of Good and Evil: Taking George W. Bush Seriously by Peter Singer, 2004-04-17 Making Babies: The New Science and Ethics of Conception by Peter Singer, Deane Wells, 1987-05 Fisch gegen Herzinfarkt: Ein Ratgeber zur Vorbeugung und Behandlung von Herz-Kreislauf-Krankheiten durch essentielle Omega-3-Fettsauren (German Edition) by Peter Singer, 1997 The animal liberation movement: Its philosophy, its achievements, and its future by Peter Singer, 2000 Stem Cell Research: The Ethical Issues (Metaphilosophy) Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, Four-Volume Set (v. 1-4) The Reproduction Revolution: New Ways of Making Babies (Studies in bioethics) by Peter Singer, Deane Wells, 1984-05 The American Opera Singer: The Lives and Adventures of America's Great Singers in Opera and In Concert From 1825 to the Present by Peter G. Davis, 1997-10-13 Unsanctifying Human Life: Essays on Ethics by Helga Kuhse, 2002-01-14 The Future of Animal Farming: Renewing the Ancient Contract Peter Pears: A Tribute on His 75th Birthday (A Britten-Pears Library publication) Great Political Thinkers : Machiavelli, Hobbes, Mill, Marx by Quentin Skinner, Richard Tuck, et all 1992-04-23 The Great Ape Project: Equality Beyond Humanity Henry Cort, The Great Finer: Creator of Puddled Iron by Reginald Arthur Mott, 1983-08-31

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101. Bush's Meandering Moral Compass, By Peter Singer
     Article in Los Angeles Times (March 25, 2004).  
     http://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/20040325.htm
     
     Extractions: Bush's Meandering Moral Compass Peter Singer Los Angeles Times , March 25, 2004 In the presidential election that brought George W. Bush to power, the moral character of the candidates was a significant factor with some voters. Among those who rated honesty as an important factor influencing their choice of candidate, 80% said they voted for Bush. These voters were disgusted with Bill Clinton, not only for his sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky but for lying about it. They wanted someone to bring sound ethical values to the White House and believed that Bush was the man to do it. What have the last three years told us about Bush's ethics? The discrepancies between Bush's prewar claims about weapons of mass destruction and the postwar reality have convinced many that they know the answer to this question. But let's give him the benefit of the doubt about the intelligence on Iraq and look to other issues. Do Bush's statements and actions reflect a coherent, defensible ethic? First, what does Bush think about the proper reach of the federal government? In his preelection memoir, "A Charge to Keep," he was eloquent about his support for states' rights, individual freedom and small government. He contrasted that with "a philosophy that seeks solutions from distant bureaucracies" and added, "I am a conservative because I believe government closest to the people governs best."

102. Ethic Cleansing, By Peter Singer
     Article in The Bulletin (December 15, 2004)  
     http://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/20041215.htm
     
     Extractions: Ethic Cleansing Peter Singer The Bulletin , December 15, 2004, pp. 39-42 As we reach the end of 2004, Australia and the United States have re-elected their governments and seem to be going down similar paths. In the US, according to exit polls, 22% of the electorate said “moral values” were the most important factor in their choice of candidate – ranking higher than either the war in Iraq or the economy. Of this 22%, almost four out of five voted for George W. Bush, and if the polls are accurate, those voters played a decisive role in his re-election. Morality has always featured prominently in Bush’s speeches. Now his moral choices will be under more scrutiny than ever. Moral values do not appear to have played so large a role in the Australian election, which focused more on economic management and national security. Since the election, however, some prominent Australians have tried to import America’s “culture wars”. Health Minister Tony Abbott lamented the “unambiguous moral tragedy” of abortion, and called for a re-examination of Medicare payments for that procedure. He has also drawn attention to the issue of teenage promiscuity as a moral problem, seeking to raise the age at which parents can have access to their teenagers’ medical records. Meanwhile Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, has attacked “secular democracy” because it allows pornography, abortion, high levels of marriage breakdown, in vitro fertilisation and stem cell research. In its place, Pell would like to see “democracy founded on the transcendent dignity of the human person” – a dignity that he believes comes into existence at conception. Never mind if that’s a minority view in Australia – there is, Pell assures us, “nothing undemocratic” about bringing into Australian politics the “truth” of this transcendent dignity, and of “our dependence on God”.

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