Dr. Michael J. Hurd, a "psychotherapist, life coach and author" has published some thoughts on the psychological benefits of apologies for both the apologizer and the apologizee. He makes some interesting points, linking apology to a sense of justice: ...<< MORE >>

Now we have no idea how long Colbert will run with this gag, apologizing to one town while insulting the next. It is amusing to watch some of the people in each Canton — people who clearly don't get the joke — take offense. ...<< MORE >>

Mock media personality Stephen Colbert apologizes for offhanded insult to Canton, Georgia. The apology is about as real as the original offense, but considering the way Colbert (who hails from South Carolina) often takes potshots at neighboring Georgia, even a fake apology is noteworthy. ...<< MORE >>

The U.S. House of Representatives joins the "apologize for slavery" bandwagon, passing what AP calls, "an unprecedented apology to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow segregation laws." (AP) ...<< MORE >>

Commentator Don Surber says, enough with the apologies already. He's fed up with both demands for apologies and apology as spectacle by politicians: ...<< MORE >>

Oh, boy. There is just no good way to be "linked to a prostitution ring." Especially if you're a public official. Like the Governor of New York. Or, just to make it worse, you're a governor "who gained national prominence relentlessly pursuing Wall Street wrongdoing" and "also had prosecuted at least two prostitution rings as head of the state’s organized crime task force." ...<< MORE >>

Of interest, a couple of recent apology-related articles from the L.A. Times that deal with the other side of apologies—forgiveness. ...<< MORE >>

New Jersey is, in fact, the first northern state to issue a formal slavery apology, joining Southern states Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. ...<< MORE >>

Tis the season to ... apologize to Barack Obama. Again.

This time the apology comes from former U.S. Senator from Nebraska and current New School President Bob Kerrey. Earlier this week Kerrey endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, but he also had a few "kind words" for Obama: ...<< MORE >>

In the interests of equal time, we should glance over at the Republican nomination contest and see if there are any good apologies lately. Or bad apologies for that matter. Unfortunately, the best we can do at the moment is an apology demand. ...<< MORE >>