How Sports Saved 2016
"While I was proud that he held that standard and that so many admired him for it, I was also appalled that our standard for president had fallen so far that mere decency was now the determining factor. We were unable to have any conversation on the crucial issues that face our country because we were too busy arguing over decency—and that was only when we weren’t arguing over hand sizes and Bernie Sanders’ religion."
"DeRuyter’s comments don’t apply merely to college, but
Democrats Need to Win Elections, not Flip Electors
"This year, narrowly denying Trump a majority in the Electoral College would still probably result in Trump’s election via the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, producing the same president but with a Constitutional crisis along the way. And in the long run, encouraging electors to deviate from the outcomes in their states would result in the House more often deciding presidential elections, which is probably not in Democrats’ interests given how their voters ar
Dear Media: Please Stop Normalizing the Alt-Right
"GOPers shouldn’t ‘normalize' the alt-right, and neither should the media imbue the movement with an outsized importance to feed its preferred narrative regarding the election…this obsessive coverage of the alt-right not only helps mainstream a small movement, it’s exactly what the bigots need and want to grow."
What role, if any, is the media playing in legitimizing the alt-right movement through their coverage of it? Does the focus on a small group of extreme racists weak