It’s Super Bowl weekend, and the National Football League is about to reap its biggest payday of the year. Funny thing about that, though:
Category: Sports
What Ryan Braun taught me about Chris Christie
There was a time when I might have believed Chris Christie’s denials. I guess it’s still possible that he’s telling the truth, but I
A small increment of progressive progress: Can you see it?
I was looking at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (print copy) the other day and noticed the following: I glanced at the spreads and
The making of a progressive
What makes a Republican? We have some clues but it’s still largely a mystery. I recently saw a story on the CBS Evening News
It’s Washington’s turn to learn from baseball
From time to time, Congress has involved itself in the world of baseball. Now it’s time for Congress to look at baseball for a
Walking on the thin line of racism
One of the lines that sets off an alarm in me is when someone says, “I’m not a racist.” The major lesson that I
Atlanta’s new stadium: Boost or boondoggle?
Football and God rarely clash in the South. But the neighborhood surrounding the future $1 billion new Falcons’ stadium may be forced to lose
Finance 101 for football players
How many times have you heard of athletes who signed mega-million dollar contracts and who went broke? They include baseball players Tony Gwynn, Bill
Bracketology and Public Policy
Don’t expect to learn a lot about how President Obama governs the country from how he fills out his NCAA men’s basketball tournament selections.
Go do your homework while I watch the game
“Do as I say, not as I do.” Do you remember that expression? It’s stuck in my memory from childhood days. Lately it has been