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Category: Business ethics
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The Coming Reality of Mandatory Digital ID
As a lifelong fan of science fiction, I always hoped humanity would draw wisdom from its darkest stories. Instead, I find myself watching the bleakest visions of Orwell, Dick, and Black Mirror being sketched into reality. Mandatory digital ID systems—once the stuff of dystopian imagination—are now being piloted and promoted by governments, corporations, and international…
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Billionaires, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy
It’s become almost routine: news stories about billionaires growing their fortunes while wages stagnate, public services erode, and democracies falter. While it’s easy to point fingers at individuals, Elon Musk’s antics, Jeff Bezos’s warehouse policies, the political donations of Charles Koch, or the global health campaigns of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, the real…
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The Global Rise of Workplace Surveillance: How Much Is Too Much?
In the digital age, workplace surveillance has become a widespread and often controversial feature of modern employment. From keystroke trackers to facial recognition, companies are increasingly monitoring employees to boost productivity, ensure compliance, and manage remote teams. But how common is this practice, and how is it regulated across different parts of the world? Recent…
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The Currency of the Information Age Is Currency — But Not the Kind You Think
In the digital age, it’s easy to believe we’re getting something for nothing. We scroll through social media, send messages, store files, and search the web — all “for free.” But most services aren’t powered by goodwill. They’re funded by a new kind of currency: information. When we say “data is the new oil,” we…
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GM Corn Dispute with Mexico
In December 2024, a dispute panel ruled in favor of the United States in its conflict with Mexico over genetically modified (GM) corn imports. The panel determined that Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn violated the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and urged Mexico to align its policies with the agreement within 45 days.