Spotlight Special Report Why do we value honesty more than we practice it? | The Ethical Life podcast Scott Rada Aug 5, 2026 Aug 5, 2026 Updated Aug 12, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmkDEC@?8mtA:D@56 adgik^DEC@?8m !6@A=6 4@?D:DE6?E=J C2?< 9@?6DEJ 2>@?8 E96 BF2=:E:6D E96J G2=F6 >@DE :? @E96CD] *6E :? 52:=J =:76[ k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H:C6]=66]?6E^@A:?:@?^4@=F>?^:7\@FC\E:>6\:D\492C24E6C:K65\3J\5:D9@?6DEJ\H92E\42?\H6\5@\23@FE\:E\C:492C5\<JE6^2CE:4=60f`fb7575\`_a`\d_f4\3d_f\`bf6hgdfd_7_]9E>=QmECFE97F=?6DD 42? 364@>6 ?68@E:23=6k^2m — 6DA64:2==J H96? 5646AE:@? AC@E64ED @FC C6AFE2E:@?[ 4@?7:C>D H92E H6 2=C625J 36=:6G6 @C 96=AD FD 9@=5 D@>6@?6’D 2EE6?E:@?]k^AmkAmx? E9:D 6A:D@56 @7 “%96 tE9:42= {:76[” 9@DED #:492C5 zJE6 2?5 $4@EE #252 4@?D:56C H96E96C D@4:6EJ :D ECF=J 724:?8 2? 9@?6DEJ 4C:D:D] #252 368:?D 3J 492==6?8:?8 E92E AC6>:D6i |@56C? E649?@=@8J[ 96 D2JD[ 92D >256 >2?J =:6D 92C56C E@ DFDE2:?] %6IE >6DD286D[ D64FC:EJ 42>6C2D[ D>2CEA9@?6D[ 7:?2?4:2= C64@C5D 2?5 D@4:2= >65:2 42? 6IA@D6 3692G:@C E92E @?46 >:89E 92G6 C6>2:?65 9:556?] qFE 8C62E6C 244@F?E23:=:EJ :D ?@E ?646DD2C:=J E96 D2>6 E9:?8 2D DEC@?86C 492C24E6C]k^Am People are also reading… Is Iowa losing its religion? Church closures mount in rural communities Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region AJ Pritchard wins over Shirley Ballas on ‘DWTS: The Next Pro’ Iowa State lineman explains woodworking hobby, custom locker Iowa State athletics breaks fundraising record in 2026 Nebraska lights up ‘Lanterns,’ a new TV Western 5 fast facts on new Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers Climate change reshaping daily life in Europe’s hottest town Mafia link feared in Sicilian grand master theft Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in cancer vaccines Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes journalists St. Luke’s patient accused of destroying $50,000 worth of computer systems Iowa State's Killyan Toure has surgery, out until January kAm%96 4@?G6CD2E:@? >@G6D 36J@?5 D:>A=6 ECFE9\E6==:?8 E@ 6I2>:?6 9@?6DEJ 2D 2 3C@256C H2J @7 =:G:?8] q6:?8 9@?6DE 2=D@ >62?D 36:?8 D:?46C6[ 56A6?523=6 2?5 H:==:?8 E@ AC6D6?E @FCD6=G6D ECFE97F==J :? @FC C6=2E:@?D9:AD] p D:?8=6 42C6=6DD 4@>>6?E >2J ?@E C6G62= >F49[ 3FE C6A62E65 49@:46D 364@>6 923:ED[ 2?5 923:ED 6G6?EF2==J D92A6 492C24E6C] $>2== 24ED @7 5646AE:@? 42? E6249 FD E@ 2G@:5 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ[ AC@E64E @FC :>286 2?5 EC62E E96 ECFE9 2D D@>6E9:?8 E@ 36 25;FDE65 7@C 4@?G6?:6?46]k^AmkAm%96 >@C6 5:77:4F=E AC@3=6> >2J 36 D6=7\5646AE:@?] !6@A=6 2C6 @7E6? D<:==65 2E C64@8?:K:?8 5:D9@?6DEJ :? @E96CD H9:=6 C6>2:?:?8 3=:?5 E@ E96 DE@C:6D E96J E6== E96>D6=G6D] $6=7\5646AE:@? 42? 766= 4@>7@CE:?8 :? E96 >@>6?E[ 6G6? H96? :E F=E:>2E6=J AC@5F46D F?92AA:?6DD[ 5:DE@CE65 ;F58>6?E 2?5 52>2865 C6=2E:@?D9:AD] %96 9@DED 5:D4FDD H9J 9@?6DE 4@?G6CD2E:@?D H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ 492==6?86 FD >2J 36 @?6 @7 E96 36DE 5676?D6D 282:?DE E92E E6?56?4J]k^Am kAmpCE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 255D 2?@E96C 4@>A=:42E:@?] px E@@=D 42? E6DE @FC 2DDF>AE:@?D[ 3FE E96J 42? 2=D@ 364@>6 >249:?6D 7@C C2E:@?2=:K:?8 H92E H6 2=C625J H2?E E@ 36=:6G6] (96? 5:8:E2= 4@>A2?:@?D 2C6 56D:8?65 E@ 36 28C6623=6[ 7=2EE6C:?8 2?5 62D:6C E@ >2?286 E92? C62= A6@A=6[ E96J >2J 566A6? D6=7\5646AE:@? C2E96C E92? 4@CC64E :E] %92E C2:D6D 2 3C@256C BF6DE:@? 23@FE H96E96C 2 4F=EFC6 5C:G6? 3J 2EE6?E:@? C6H2C5D D:?46C:EJ @C D:>A=J C6H2C5D E96 2AA62C2?46 @7 2FE96?E:4:EJ]k^Am Scott Rada is a digital strategist with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He is also the author of "Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way)." This article was prepared with the help of AI technology using information collected and verified by journalists. 0 Comments Scott Rada Author email Follow Scott Rada Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story DuckDuckGo's anti-AI sunglasses are a viral hit In an attempt to make a statement about the rise of AI's prevalence, search engine DuckDuckGo has released "the world's most innovative anti-s… Retailers tap AI shopping traffic but fight to keep customer data As shoppers increasingly turn to ChatGPT and Google's Gemini for product recommendations, retailers are racing to appear in chatbot results wh…
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