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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New, from the Business Ethics Journal Review: “The Responsibility of Foreign Companies in Aggressor States in Times of Decreasing Democratic Governance and Wars,” by Markus Scholz, Peter Seele, and Thomas Beschorner businessethicsjournalreview.ca/2026/05/29/v...

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Would all the (sane) libertarian think-tanks please stop yammering on about "free enterprise" for a few minutes and take a look at the MASSIVE erosion of liberty happening under Trump, pretty-please? (p.s. free enterprise is wonderful, but...)

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Three rules in FBI firearm training: 1. Always point your weapon downrange 2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot 3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I guess you don't *have* to be a racist to support the Trump regime, but it sure must help.

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Two kinds of Americans right now. Ones who are collaborating with the racists, and the ones who are resisting.

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Just sat in on a webinar by some insurance analysts -- you know, the folks that earn their living by being right about risks. They said "You won't find climate change deniers working at insurance companies." That should mean something to folks. #climatechange

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I mostly think boycotts are misguided. But I just cancelled our Disney+ account.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Out of the mouth of a man-baby.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

When you publish a website that posts the names and photos of scholars who have written or said things you disagree with and encourage people to surveil and harass them, you are not, in fact, a “free speech” organization.

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Pleased to announce that website for the Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics had nearly 2,000 visitors last month: conciseencyclopedia.org

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The Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics

A tiny drop in a very large bucket....

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Hey folks. Check out the free, ungated, online "Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics" (written by Alexei Marcoux & me) HTML and eBook formats available! Ethics"nhttps://conciseencyclopedia.org/

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Hey everybody. Check out this journal that I co-founded and co-edit. The Business Ethics Journal Review. We publish short, peer-reviewed REVIEWS of other peer-reviewed work. Fast, 100% free for all involved. Non-profit published. businessethicsjournalreview.ca

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Business Ethics Journal Review

Edited by Alexei Marcoux & Chris MacDonald -- ISSN 2326-7526

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I'm not the first to say it, but: police & military are the hearts and minds we need to persuade.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Whether it's Twitter or Trump 2.0, Elon's real talent is to trash things he overpaid for

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Even more excited now to see @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social live this Saturday. Can't wait to see his observations on Trump v Musk

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

If anyone is looking for a primer on how philosophers think about the Rule of Law... plato.stanford.edu/entries/rule...

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The Rule of Law (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

This, over and over again: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

@tps.ca Question: on Dupont around Christie this morning there is road construction going on -- fenced off by pylons declaring "Police Emergency". Real emergency?

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Every Trump supporter needs to hear these words: Americans and Canadians fought side by side in WWII *against* leaders like Trump. And we won.

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God @thegodshow.com · 27/04/2025

You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I’m generally quite fond of @viarailcanada.bsky.social But it’s 2025. How is wifi on the train still so bad? Is it some sort of insurmountable technological problem?

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Now, more than ever, we need political leaders who are willing to champion the truth. We can't let lies and spin win. My take: thewalrus.ca/poilievre-co... via @thewalrus.ca

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Welcome to the Poilievre Conspiracy Theory Vortex | The Walrus

Adopting absurd narratives has become a staple of right-wing politicking

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I honestly think a big part of the problem is that not enough Americans are paying attention.

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

When you’re spotted walking down the street with your eight year-old, and you start a sentence with the phrase “Going forward…” you might well have spent too long working in a corporate context

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Regina Rini @reginarini.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

If you have any identifiable connection to Pete Hegseth - same college, same dentist, same bartender- then you should now assume that several nations' intelligence services are spending huge resources to plant spyware on your phone, personally. You should assume they will succeed.

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 21/04/2025

"The Last of Us" star Pedro Pascal is exactly right: You can't claim to stand for freedom while tearing it away from others 🤷

Image of Pedro Pascal. Text reads: “I can't think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist. — Pedro Pascal.”

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

We are at the point where if I read a headline that says, “Trump installs new puppy torture wing on the White House” I legit wouldn’t be all that surprised. Totally tracks.

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Trying to channel this guy‘s ability to chill

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Republicans: At this point, yes you ARE “the baddies.”

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Dear Canada & Mexico: You have no reason whatsoever to help the United States out, but it would be EPIC if you cut off diplomatic ties with El Salvador in response to their very obvious human rights abuses. It would certainly sting Trump and Bukele both, if the rest of the world called them

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I can't watch an episode of Season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale without thinking that JD Vance would see himself as one of the 'heroic' Commanders.

Image from Season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale, of Commanders engaged in a ceremony

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

So how many *white* criminals/terrorists did Trump send to El Salvador this week? Just asking.

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Someone recently asked me -- as an ethicist -- about the ethics of something Trump did. The problem with Trump is that just about everything he does is so OBVIOUSLY wrong -- it feels redundant to try to use one's expertise to point it out.

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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

"What Mr. Poilievre really wants is an unassailably popular test case for the first federal use of the notwithstanding clause, with which to accelerate the project begun at the provincial level – of normalizing the clause, and eviscerating the Charter." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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Opinion: In the U.S., defying the courts is a constitutional crisis. In Canada, it’s a simple matter of paperwork

Pierre Poilievre isn’t planning to use the notwithstanding clause to pass his crime bill. The point of his crime bill is to use the notwithstanding clause

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Currently reading @mark-carney.bsky.social 's book, "Value(s)." It's terrific. I don't agree with every word (duh!) but it's nuanced and smart, and sensible. And it was written BEFORE he ran for office, so we have all the more reason to value it. @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The way that the legal order relies upon an underlying moral fabric has never been more clear

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Two countries came into my newsfeed yesterday as places experiencing serious failures of rule of law: USA and Nigeria. And Trump called *one* of those a "shithole country" a few years back... #ruleoflaw

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

“Trump is too weak to get Garcia back. Can’t make the deal.” That should be the line

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Chris MacDonald @chrisjmac.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Question for US lawyers... please educate me. When a *government* is in contempt of court, who CAN the judge, say, toss in jail? Like, would it (theoretically) be the head of state, or the lawyer standing there in court declining to respect the court?

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