Apologies

Explain? How Do You Explain Saying

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media


Charles Karel Bouley

I am sorry anyone thought I wanted a real person dead -- I did not. But John McCain, Sarah Palin and all the zealot conservatives meant the dangerous things they said about Obama. They still mean it, and they've never apologized for it.

The 7 Signs Of A Bad Apology

Times Of London | Matthew Parris | Posted 10.29.2008 | Living


There are many of ways of not quite apologising, and they all take longer than the real thing. The real thing needs only one word. "Sorry." Or if you ...

Sign The Big Apology To George W. Bush!

Martin Lewis | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


Martin Lewis

If we had known 8 years ago that you would nationalize many of the US's largest banks (Right on Comrade!), galvanize the nation to vote for a liberal Democrat to replace you ...

Presidential Pardon

Michael E. McCullough | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics


Michael E. McCullough

The ability to control revenge and broker forgiveness among groups in conflict is a crucial, though underappreciated, element of statecraft. We need a president who can rebuild our reserves of this resource.

My Apologies to Andy Towle

Bil Browning | Posted 06.03.2008 | Media


Bil Browning

The DNC made the decision on blogging credentials: the real villain here isn't Towleroad. They're trying to provide the best coverage possible for their readers.

Natural Nudists Unite -- And Apologize!

Erica Jong | Posted 04.29.2008 | Entertainment


Erica Jong

As a natural nudist, who comes from a family of natural nudists, the Miley Cyrus flap astounds me. What is this nonsense? Well, it's an occasion for another apology.

I'm Sorry But I'm Not Linking To You

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 04.01.2008 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

There are networks reserved for grownups, the ones with serious business purposes, like LinkedIn, which does a really good job networking people. I have nothing against them.

On The Inadvisability Of Apologizing

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 02.28.2008 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

I have given this a lot of thought over the last several years and come to the conclusion that it is almost never a good idea for anybody in our culture to apologize about anything, even when they are in the wrong

Is Crying the New 30 Second Spot?

Jon Bond | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics


Jon Bond

We will forgive imperfections and even embrace them -- what we won't forgive is dishonesty.

Jason Linkins

BeckWatch: 'Time' Has Come Today

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics


Romney, who apparently got the news of Time's decision from Beck, just wasn't having it, calling the choice, "disgusting...to suggest that someone like that is the man of the year is really disgusting. I'm just appalled."

How Silicon Valley Says "I'm Sorry"

Forbes | Andy Greenberg | Posted 12.14.2007 | Business


Forget about gleaning leadership lessons from the likes of Attila the Hun or Alexander the Great. These days, great chief executives have to know when...

There Must Be 50 Ways to Say They're Sorry....

Tom Alderman | Posted 10.26.2007 | Media


Tom Alderman

We need a Sorry Guide to the various apology life forms alive in the media. Many of them seem to fall into a set of basic categories.

Yom Kippur: Atonement

Karen Stabiner | Posted 09.21.2007 | Living


Karen Stabiner

Lately it seems atonements are tossed off reflexively. People seem to think they can leaven misbehavior with a shrug and a "sorry."