Apology

Can a Friendship Fall Apart Over a Small Slight?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

What seems like a minor slight to one friend can be blown out of proportion by another. It's always uncomfortable when there is a schism between two close friends, especially if they work together.

Five Tips to Mend a Tattered Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Harboring resentment towards someone has a way of bouncing back like a boomerang to hurt you (including raising your blood pressure). Let go of the disappointment.

White Guys Can't Apologize

Michael Wolff | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

Apologizing has become some formal social, political, and media condition. It's a ritual and nicety like a thank you; it's part of a political process, like a campaign; it's a media event like a season finale.

An Invitation to Redemption for Joe Wilson and Van Jones

Patty Limerick | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver


Patty Limerick

The American people have an unfortunate habit of taking valuable public servants who have made stupid public statements and forming an instant bucket-brigade to deliver those public servants to the trash heap of history.

The Rest of Lynn Jenkins' Apology

Andy Stokan | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy


Andy Stokan

When I said, 'I hate that Uncle Tom' I was referring to my Dad's brother Thomas Crowley. He's a real bastard. But I never knew that his name was also a racial slur.

Owning Up

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Sometimes people believe they need to obtain closure from another person before they sever a friendship. This isn't true.

Alice Hoffman Should Have Hired me to Write her Apology

Samara O'Shea | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media


Samara O'Shea

Last week, author Alice Hoffman issued an apology to a reviewer she attacked via Twitter. But an apology, by its nature, should focus on what you did wrong and not place blame on the other.

Boring Adultery

Jeff Danziger | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Jeff Danziger

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Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) Makes Full Apology

Jane Condon | Posted 07.26.2009 | Comedy


Jane Condon

I want to apologize to my staff because I said that it was possible that I would be off hiking the Appalachian Trail, when I know full well that the Appalachian Trail does not run through Argentina.

An Open Letter to President George W. Bush About Apology, Healing and Reconciliation

Carol M. Swain | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


Carol M. Swain

Although some may argue that an apology for slavery would open the door to racial reparations, legal precedent demonstrates that an apology for slavery would not trigger legal liability.

The "Just Say NO-Bama Campaign" Part 2: Diplomacy is Neither Timid Nor an Apology

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 07.23.2009 | World


Kimberly Krautter

Iranians have not asked for U.S. or other Western support other than a desire that our media continue to report their story.

Sam Stein

Axelrod: Obama's Trip Was Hardly An "Apology Tour"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


David Axelrod said on Sunday that those conservatives who insisted that Barack Obama's trip overseas constituted an apology tour weren't actually watc...

Two Views of Apology

Stanton Peele | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Stanton Peele

The inability to apologize and see the other side is a psychological weakness.

Empathy for Society's Child

Don McNay | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Don McNay

I want someone on the United States Supreme Court who can look back at actions that were wrong, feel a sense of injustice and make amends, even if the act happened forty or fifty years ago.

Big Hurts, Little Hurts and Apologies: How to Save a Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

If your friend is unwilling or unable to forgive you, don't lash out in anger. Step back and learn from the experience.

All Together Now: We're All Very, Very Sorry (The Remix)

Keith Blanchard | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media


Keith Blanchard

Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I let my family down, and I let this country down.

ImSorryRush.com

Brian Wolff | Posted 04.04.2009 | Media


Brian Wolff

Check out www.ImSorryRush.com, the fastest and easiest way for a Limbaugh-Loving Republican to express the error of their ways to the king himself.

Michael Phelps Apologizes to Bong For Hitting It So Hard

Rip Empson | Posted 03.05.2009 | Comedy


Rip Empson

"We should really be congratulating the bong. I really hit that thing hard, and it responded," Mr. Phelps said in subsequent statements.

Turks' Apology for Armenian Genocide: Good First Step, but not Good Enough

Harut Sassounian | Posted 01.18.2009 | World


Harut Sassounian

During the past week, two public appeals were issued on the Armenian Genocide -- one by Turkish intellectuals and the other by prominent individuals in Armenia.

Automakers: Apology Accepted

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business


Jim Wallis

If we are honest with ourselves, we realize that the very mistakes the leadership of GM, Chrysler, and Ford have made are all too recognizable in ourselves -- even if there are drastic differences of scale.

Sign The Big Apology To George W. Bush!

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.29.2008 | 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 ...