The disparity of graduation rates for Black and white scholarship athletes will become more glaring if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action.
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Posted inWorking in America
Baker at the Barricades
Outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker takes the helm at the NCAA just in time for the college athletes’ revolution.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Raised Voices, Raised Fists
Black athletes are uplifted for their talent but denigrated for speaking out. Still some are compelled to bear that burden.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Vinnie, L.A., and Me
Point of personal privilege: Vin Scully (1927–2022) and the romance of words
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Poverty Wages and Indentured Servitude of Baseball’s Minor Leaguers
Baseball’s anomalous antitrust exemption is overdue for repeal.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rollups: The Big Data Machine Driving Online Sports Betting
DraftKings and FanDuel have maximized internet surveillance to wring as much out of their customers as possible.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rollups: Professional Wrestling’s Ruthless Monopoly Era
Major League Wrestling filed an antitrust complaint against World Wrestling Entertainment. Its success rests on a similar ongoing antitrust lawsuit in the mixed martial arts industry.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Global Risk From China’s Desire for a Blue Sky
China wants Beijing to look good for the Olympics. Global manufacturing output will suffer as a result.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Does Punchbowl News Play by the Rules?
Where hosting a confab for lobbyists meets journalistic ethics
Posted inAmerica and the World
Tokyo’s Empty Olympics
An international extravaganza that pandemic-weary residents did not want—and the scars it will leave behind
