Sports Politics

Olympic Meddling

Men are to be allowed to box against women at the Olympic Games. Admittedly, they will have been men who have undergone—subjected themselves to—certain changes, surgical and ...

Paris, France

Medaling With Paris

A straw poll of taxi drivers in Paris that I conducted in the run-up to the Olympics suggested less than enthusiasm for them. While such straw polls may not even be representative ...

Benders Like Beckham

The first article I ever wrote for Taki’s was about the men’s 2022 soccer World Cup held over in Qatar, complaining about how the whole event had been turned into a vast moral ...

Cristiano Ronaldo

Political Correctness Is Ruining Sports

It says a lot about the vulgar character of our time that The New Republic would publish an article called “Why Has the World Gone Easy on Cristiano Ronaldo?” The soccer star ...

Anthony Mundine

Stoking the Fire

Australian Anthony Mundine is a world champion boxer. Before his move to boxing in 2000, he was one of the most prolific NRL players in the country. He maintains an extensive ...

Useful Idiots in the NFL

On Sunday, just before their teams squared off in South Philly, Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid confronted Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins. Television footage showed ...

Babe Ruth

The Forgotten Leftists

Baseball season reminds us of the identity-politics group that doesn"€™t bark"€”left-handers. Why are certain aggregations of once-persecuted people such as blacks or gays so ...

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Whose Side Are You On?

In both politics and sports fandom, the fundamental question is: "€œWhose side are you on?"€ Exploring who roots for whom affords perspective on the big questions of who is ...

Tiger’s Republican Shaming

In professional wrestling, the designated hero in a match is known as the "€œface"€ (short for "€œbabyface"€) and the villain is the "€œheel."€ At the other end of ...

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