Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Thursday, September 4, 2025

Amid Scandal and Political Protests: A University President Goes Down

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Beyond legitimately taking credit and assuming blame for a myriad of things, a university president ought first of all to be an academic sch...
Sunday, July 7, 2019

“USA!” at Ryder Cup 2012: Silent “EU!” Wins

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The Ryder Cup of 2012, held in Illinois, can be read as payback for the European team at the expense of the Americans because the latter h...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

FIFA’s Corporate Sponsors: Reliable Ethical Change-Agents?

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In the wake of the U.S. Justice Department’s initial arrests of FIFA officials in May 2015 on corruption charges, could the public reasonab...
Friday, May 29, 2015

On the Nature of Entrenched Power: FIFA’s President Ensconced in Corruption

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In May 2015, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch was “shocking FIFA like an earthquake,” according to the European newspaper, Das Bild . [1...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Wrestling Out, Dancing In: The Modern Olympics

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Even as custom or tradition that has outlived its justification—which is not the same as usefulness —is essentially deadwood, there is pr...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Osama Killed by Obama: What Does American Patriotism Stand For?

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On the day after Osama was killed by Obama, people in the American states were united in a feeling of pride for their union. Midway throug...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

On the Value of Wealth in American and European Society: Who Should Receive the Trophy in Sports?

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Just after winning the World Cup of 2010, FIFA officials handed the trophy to the team captain of the Spanish team rather than to the coach...