The Rules of Football, As I Understand Them
This week, Deadspin and Jezebel swap beats to celebrate America’s most dangerous and controversial pastimes: football…
The UFC Is Fucked Right Now
As fun as it is to watch anonymous featherweights mash each other’s faces, the UFC only works when it has stars to sell…
Hell Is Empty And All the Hedge Fund Managers Are At The Bellagio
Blue blazers. Blue checked shirts. Collar open. No tie. Brown shoes. Black shoes. Or Nike shoes. New, new, all new.…
You Love Trucks. Do You Love People?
Donald Trump loves trucks, I guess. Also, the trucking industry is poised to be decimated by technological change. Here…
Democratic Process Gives Every Idiot A Voice
The true spirit of our Founding Fathers was celebrated this week in Bayonne, New Jersey, where the local quacks,…
Where Does The NWHL Go From Here?
The inaugural season of the National Women’s Hockey League was touted by the press as a rousing success. It provided an…
This Letter Is Capitalism's Dream And America's Nightmare
One of the many terrifying aspects of having Donald Trump as president is that he, like all children, is very easily…
Science: CEOs Are Such Bullshit
“CEO” is a term for someone who is paid more money than you because they are able to project a large degree of…
Just Elect Keith Ellison Already
The race for Democratic National Committee chair has been going on for, it seems, a thousand years. It should…
Our Benevolent Shadow Government
This week, Mark Zuckerberg’s $45 billion philanthropic foundation announced it is bringing on David Plouffe and Ken…
This Is Why You Don't Kiss The Ring
Ethical guidelines exist for a reason. Norms exist for a reason.
The Regulatory Capture Of The Press
There is a phenomenon called “regulatory capture” that describes how government regulators come to be controlled by…
Is This What We Want?
Ultimately, we are the ones who decide what we will demand from the people we put into power. Which is why we will…
Poverty Doesn't Need Technology. It Needs Politics.
Yesterday marked the conclusion of the two-day Summit on Technology and Opportunity, an anti-poverty conference…
What's About To Happen To CNN
For the journalists at CNN—everywhere, really, but especially at CNN—now is an appropriate time to become very afraid.
How British Boxing Is Taking Over The World
Boxing in the United Kingdom is rapidly moving toward a golden age, its first since before the start of the 20th…
Let's Just Fix The Busted System Instead??
If your nation has a political system that is, by design, unfair for an enormous portion of your population, don’t bend…