What do Wall Street stock analysts, Justice Department lawyers, Roman Catholic bishops, New York Times editors and your family pediatrician all have in common?
They are all now subject to a healthy trend that is affecting professions across America. They are being held more accountable for their actions. They are being forced to live up to their own ethical and professional standards and they are being punished when they fail to do so.
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