The NFL is the largest spectator sporting league in the world but how much longer can this entertainment anachronism survive? 5 more years? Viewership has declined for the past two years. Follow the money. High school football participation is down according to National Federation of State High School Associations. As we learn more about CTE, a sport that relies on continued head pounding for entertainment will not survive the concerns of mothers and fathers. Finally, the “controversy” over players kneeling to protest police . . .
Month: May 2018
Maybe it Works?
Could the commander’s basal instincts make the world better? Iran? China? North Korea As David Brooks mentions in NYT, the commander: “…understands the thug mind a whole lot better than the people who attended our prestigious Foreign Service academies.” Maybe thug on thug negotiations will work and the commander’s feral cunning is needed at this moment in history. We should be open. Giving odds on success in any of the three current hot spots, I would be very careful. . . .
The Coy Commander
The commander is being coy according to the New York Times in a recent article about reneging on the Iran nuclear agreement (JCPOA). coy /koi/ adjective: reluctant to give details, especially about something regarded as sensitive. “he is coy about his size” Why be coy? Could it be that there is no plan for after the bluster? Or is it just a passive aggressive cry for attention? Is there a middle east strategy? We deserve to know what is going . . .