The pervasive lack of ethics encompasses all aspects of our daily lives. Daily newspaper and internet headlines display ethical violations involving our governmental leaders, sports heroes, business leaders, neighbors and children. A society demonstrating a lack of respect for ethical issues is regressive and selfish. This candid look at ethics provides a historical perspective of ethics, reasons why individuals are unethical, practical examples of daily ethical lapses and suggestions on how we can raise ethical behavior in ourselves, our families, our workplaces and our government.