MIT’s Free Speech Problem
Does the Massachsuetts Institute of Technology have a free speech problem? Daryl Morey, an MIT alum, thinks so, and wrote about it for the Wall Street Journal. In a new op-ed …
Sports
Michael Rosman Guest-Blogging About Title IX, Gender Identity, Sports, and Affirmative Action
I’m delighted to report that Michael Rosman of the Center for Individual Rights (whose work I have known and admired for decades) will be blogging this coming week about his …
Teaching math through World Cup soccer
Now that the U.S. has played England to a draw in the World Cup, it’s a good opportunity to use FIFA rules to calculate how many games there have to …
How to Fix the Dark Side of the World Cup
FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Today is the first day of the 2022 World Cup, held in Qatar. Yesterday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended his organization’s decision to award Qatar …
ESPN Docuseries ‘The Captain’ Shows Derek Jeter’s Bumpy Road To Star Status
In a new docuseries, ESPN shows how Derek Jeter was at the forefront of the New York Yankees’ renaissance in the 1990s and 2000s. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American …
How Tariffs Are Making Summer Fun More Expensive, Less Safe
Tariffs aren’t merely making summer fun more expensive—they are also making it potentially more dangerous too. “Life Saver is not a misnomer,” writes Neil Mooney, an attorney representing Life Saver …
LeBron James Seems To Think America Is Worse Than A Russian Cell
LeBron James said if he were in Brittney Griner’s shoes, he’d be thinking, ‘Do I even want to go back to America?’ The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online …
Brittney Griner’s Russian Detention Is a Reminder of What Happens When You Declare War on Drugs
WNBA player Brittney Griner penned a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday, asking that he not “forget” about her and other American detainees in Russia. Griner has been detained …
Once-Great Sports Illustrated Is Now Just Another Bullhorn For Attacks On The First Amendment
Sports Illustrated, a once-respected magazine, pushes banal, predictable, anti-religious propaganda. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and podcast that covers politics, policy, culture, and religion, and publishes …
International Swimming Federation’s New Trans Policy Rewarding Preteen Castration Is Nothing To Celebrate
Limiting participation in women’s sports to men who took castration drugs when they were prepubescent boys is still a rejection of biology. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online …