Thirteen years ago, September 16, 2013, I wrote a blogpost, DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN, prompted by two stories that seemed unrelated: former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day… Read more “DUMBING DOWN, SLOWING DOWN: The Sequel”
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When Is Enough Enough? — The Case for Running’s 5% Reinvestment Plan
This week, two studies were released that together tell a familiar and troubling narrative about American health—but they also present the running industry with a unique opportunity… Read more “When Is Enough Enough? — The Case for Running’s 5% Reinvestment Plan”
THEORY OF PERVERSE INCENTIVES IN RUNNING
When applied to American politics the theory of Perverse Incentives shows how gerrymandering congressional districts has led to gridlock rather than problem-solving – ostensibly the purpose of… Read more “THEORY OF PERVERSE INCENTIVES IN RUNNING”
TRYING ON NEW DISTANCES
With Memorial Day upon us, the shorter road and track & field seasons have begun in earnest. The Bolder Boulder 10K and the inaugural IAAF World Road… Read more “TRYING ON NEW DISTANCES”
THE FESTIVALIZATION OF SPORT — Respite from the competition of life
In our center-right, celebrity-saturated society it is all but apostacy to say, as Yale University Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom did in a C-SPAN interview in… Read more “THE FESTIVALIZATION OF SPORT — Respite from the competition of life”
