by sumac | Dec 21, 2020 | Institutional Apologies
Stanford Medicine (the university’s medical school and hospital) got 5,000 doses of COVID19 vaccine. Not enough for everybody – nowhere is there enough for everybody yet – but it was a great start. Stanford’s in Santa Clara County, where cases are soaring....
by sumac | Nov 23, 2020 | Institutional Apologies
SorryWatch pays close attention to words. We pursue matters like whether someone said she ‘was sorry,’ or said she ‘regrets what happened.’ What does it mean if he says he ‘takes full responsibility’ but also says he was...
by sumac | Oct 30, 2020 | Historical Apologies
Around 1910, a man who had recently become a grandfather learned that his grandchild was seriously ill and had to go to the hospital. His daughter, the child’s mother, was beside herself with worry, maybe close to a nervous breakdown. Although he was very busy,...
by sumac | Mar 31, 2020 | Corporate Apologies
As the Covid-19 pandemic washes around the world, people act like people, sometimes well, sometimes badly. Sometimes they apologize for the bad parts. People are giving out false or distorted information, making murderous suggestions, or indulging in criminal...
by sumac | Jan 7, 2020 | Political Apologies
Australia’s burning. It’s been incredibly dry, and now it’s incredibly hot. Huge bushfires are burning up big parts of the country. Thousands of people fled to beaches to get away from flames. The military is responding. The US and Canada are sending...
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