An unusually remorseful Rush Limbaugh has publicly apologized for calling Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” after she advocated mandated medical insurance coverage for contraceptives. “Those two words were inappropriate,” he reiterated on his popular radio program on Monday. While many commentators were surprised by the statement’s contrite tone — it ends with the sentence, “I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices” — it reminded us of a perceptive research paper we wrote about (“We're Sorry: Not All ... Read More
(Eastern) Religion Is the Last Refuge
February 19, 2010 • By • Leave a Comment
Tiger Woods just returned from nearly three months of radio silence and read a 15-minute statement that was carried live by all the major television networks. This in itself is astounding. Woods is not, after all, a publicly elected figure. In turn, he apologized for his actions, got angry at the paparazzi for hounding his family, said he was in therapy, made clear that there has never been domestic violence in and around the Woods mansion, and intoned, to the chagrin of the PGA, that his return to golf may be later rather than sooner. It was, all in all, a solid piece of American public ... Read More
