The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) apparently realized its primary goal, fundraising, was in danger by its placing of Dr. Ben Carson on its “Extremist File” list. But the apology it has issued is the least convincing pretense of remorse that I have ever seen. Our of 1248 words in the document, only 52 -- 4.1667% -- are an actual apology: In October 2014, we posted an “Extremist File” of Dr. Ben Carson. This week, as we've come under intense criticism for doing so, we've reviewed our profile and have concluded that it did not meet our standards, so we have taken it down and apologize to Dr. Carson for having posted it. The rest of the document goes on to chronicle all the things the SPLC doesn’t like about Dr. Carson. There is not a single word of explanation of how the apology-worthy mistake was made, nor any reflection on how the criteria used for including on the list will be tightened or even reviewed. The document is merely a...(Read Full Post)