Adjunct Lecturer, Daniel Kane, Explains the Kaepernick Effect with Normative Ethics
NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, unleashed a storm of controversy when he failed to stand for the national anthem to protest what he views as U.S. crimes against African Americans and minorities in general. Daniel Kane, adjunct lecturer at CUNY Kingsborough Community College and CUNY School of Professional Studies, noted that a subset of normative ethics can be used to explain Kaepernick's actions.