“Slow Learners”: Op-Ed on LeBron James and Donald Trump
Click below to read my 2018 Op-Ed in “Reader Supported News” on LeBron James and Donald Trump. Slow learners: An Open Letter to the President
August 2018
Review in Pacific Affairs of “Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India”, by Ronojoy Sen
This is my review in Pacific Affairs of “NATION AT PLAY: A History of Sport in India”, By Ronojoy Sen. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015
“Teaching Violence” in Japanese sports
I wrote a chapter that was included in Butterworth, M. (ed). Sport and Militarism: Contemporary Global Perspectives, Routledge. 2017. It is called “”Teaching Violence: Corporal Punishment, Vertical Hierarchy, And The Reproduction Of Militaristic Values In Contemporary Japanese Sports”.
“The Power of Sports to Change American Ideals”
This is an essay I wrote in 2018 for Anthropology News regarding my views on the power of sports to change American ideals. It begins: “When the now former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt for the national… Read More »“The Power of Sports to Change American Ideals”
“The Multivocal Power of Sports”
In 2017, I published an opinion essay on the multi-vocal power of sports, particularly the NFL, in Anthropology News. Click here to read it.
“The Power of Japanese Sports”
These are my reflections on the power of Japanese sports.
“Dropping the Ball”
My op-ed on sports parenting, institutional exploitation of young athletes, and LaVar Ball. “File:LavarBall.png” by Tai Lopez is licensed under CC BY 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
“Kneeling Down is the New Standing Up”
My 2017 op-ed on Colin Kaepernick’s activism in Anthropology News. Mike Morbeck / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)
“The Power of the NFL Draft”
My essay on the NFL Draft. as well as fan complicity (myself included) in making men into commodities. “File:NFL Draft, Chicago 2016 (33730557375).jpg” by swimfinfan from Chicago is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit… Read More »“The Power of the NFL Draft”
“A New Method for NCAA ‘Madness'”
My thoughts on the NCAA basketball tournament.
