Chanukah and the War on Sports
by Cole S. AronsonIf muscles and speed is how your community says you ought to flourish, the frail among us will be absorbed into a spectating mass useful only as an audience for a mighty few. Continue Reading »
How To Talk About Christian Ethics
by Andrew T. WalkerMoral principles are either true or false, sound or unsound, regardless of their foundation. We should not, and indeed cannot, separate the beliefs of faith from the convictions and evidence of reason. Continue Reading »
Steph Curry and the Aristotelian Principle
by Peter J. LeithartFrom Curry there’s no malice, no taunting, no improper pride. His laughs and gestures and shimmies spring from delighted surprise at his own excellence. He’s the Aristotelian Principle incarnate. Continue Reading »
The Game of Nonsense
by John WilsonElizabeth Sewell’s classic study of Lewis Carroll, “The Field of Nonsense,” sheds light on the allure of baseball. Continue Reading »
A Society Ashamed of Shame
by Carl R. TruemanThe loss of modesty seems to have fueled nothing but the further sexualization and objectification of the female body. Continue Reading »
A Catholic Gentleman Behind the Plate
by George WeigelBill Freehan, who died last August, was a Catholic gentleman and a great ballplayer. Continue Reading »
The Mystical Game
by Peter J. LeithartThe answer to both concerns is to grasp the truth of sports by recognizing there are forms of play than which nothing can be more serious. Continue Reading »
Kristi Noem Vetoes Women's Sports
by Jon SchweppeGov. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) vetoed a bill that would ban biological men from participating in girls’ sports in her state. Continue Reading »
Violence and Politesse
by Mark BauerleinOf all the places I’ve worked and played in my life, the politest one, the one where people were the most courteous and quiet, was a boxing gym in Decatur, Georgia. I hung out there for two years when I was in my early fifties, the boxing workouts being just right for an older guy. If you take it . . . . Continue Reading »
How Jane Austen Played Baseball
by John WilsonAn early form of baseball was well-established in England by the mid-eighteenth century. Continue Reading »
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