Column Archive

The Timely Example of Dr. John Carlos
The Timely Example of Dr. John Carlos

June 5, 2025
As the 1968 Olympian turns 80, his life provides a lesson for our times: Don’t sell out.

Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns
Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns

June 3, 2025
After pocketing billions from minstrelsy, Linda McMahon wants to force New York schools to bring it back.

Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now!
Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now!

May 20, 2025
If you need to see the 2026 World Cup in person, stick to Canada and Mexico. The US isn’t safe for visitors.

The Late Pete Rose Is Finally Welcome in Baseball’s Moral Slophouse
The Late Pete Rose Is Finally Welcome in Baseball’s Moral Slophouse

May 14, 2025
Joe Jackson and Pete Rose will no longer be banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame. The decision is likely rooted in the sport’s surrender to the gambling-addiction economy.

MAGA Followers Think They’re Punk Rock—but Then Why Are They All Such Cowards?
MAGA Followers Think They’re Punk Rock—but Then Why Are They All Such Cowards?

April 29, 2025
Trump supporters may think they’re hardcore, but they seem to be afraid of op-eds, books, and history they can’t even bear to read.

Can Steve Kerr Light an Anti-Trump Fire in the Sports World?
Can Steve Kerr Light an Anti-Trump Fire in the Sports World?

April 18, 2025
The coach of the Golden State Warriors stands up to bullies like Donald Trump. Let’s hope that others in the NBA will follow suit.

This Passover, We Must Examine the Indecent Betrayal by Our Own
This Passover, We Must Examine the Indecent Betrayal by Our Own

April 11, 2025
I am livid over the Jewish Trump supporters who are upholding a set of values at odds with the principles that have sustained us.

The Dodgers Are Planning to Visit the White House. It’s a Disgrace.
The Dodgers Are Planning to Visit the White House. It’s a Disgrace.

April 4, 2025
To meet with Trump now is to defile the memory of Dodgers great Jackie Robinson and to humiliate many of team’s own players.

With ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Cohost the 2026 World Cup?
With ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Cohost the 2026 World Cup?

March 31, 2025
The country has proven itself incapable of not abducting and imprisoning people entering it—boycotting US matches avoids putting teams, their families, and fans in danger.

Alabama Won’t Say Alireza Doroudi’s Name. We Must.
Alabama Won’t Say Alireza Doroudi’s Name. We Must.

March 28, 2025
The Iranian PhD student is one of several abducted by ICE in the past month—a pattern we cannot become numb to.