Commentary: Sporting events don’t need national anthem
Of course, the most effective way to expose the jingoists spreading lies is to call their bluff that sports and politics shouldn’t mix.
Of course, the most effective way to expose the jingoists spreading lies is to call their bluff that sports and politics shouldn’t mix.
In the week since Richie Incognito’s so-called bullying of his fellow offensive line-mate, Jonathan Martin, bubbled up from the Miami Dolphins’ sewer of a locker room, countless sports journalists and pundits have voiced their opinions on the matter.
Before Super Bowl XLV retreats into history and the threat of a lockout of the players dominates the coverage of the National Football League, let’s take a moment to reflect on how 111 million people managed to watch this sporting festival without encountering a single examination of the way in which “Big Ben” Roethlisberger and…