I’d Rather National Anthem Weren’t Played Than Be Expected to Abide Protests
I’m not quite on the same page with Rich on Mark Cuban’s effort to halt the anthem protests by halting the anthem’s playing. I wrote about this over the summer, in connection with the NBA-inspired boycotts:
The Left ruins everything.
I know, I know; you want to blame conservatives, too. Well, yes, we do want norms respected and preserved. I would like everyone to stand in unison for the national anthem: a couple of minutes that invite our...
This Is the Newest Way to Show Full Stadiums During the Covid-19 Apocalypse
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Olympics 2021: International Olympic Committee Says the Games Will Happen ‘With or Without Covid’
The International Olympic Committee wants the world to get something clear: It is not postponing the Olympic Games again. In fact, as uneasy as that sounds at the moment given that more than 27 million coronavirus cases have been reported worldwide, the IOC has said that the games will be held...
Let Them Boycott!
NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE O stensibly, the NBA boycotts, which other sports are adopting, are illogical. But then, the animating concept behind the player protests — “systemic racism,” derived from the smear that the nation’s police forces are hunting down young black men — is irrational, a triumph of distorted narrative over critical thinking. Why should the boycotts be any different?
For a work stoppage to be successful, it has to withhold something the...
The Faustian Bargains of the Woke NBA
The massive Chinese audience may guarantee short-term profits, but at what price down the road?
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