Penn State and the Lost Idea of Personal Responsibility
Yesterday, I gave a lecture on Personal and Corporate Responsibility for the Richard Land Center for Cultural Engagement (I’ll link to the audio when it becomes available). The thrust of my lecture...
View ArticleHolding Penn State Responsible
Back in November, I posted this article about the lost ideas of personal and corporate responsibility at Penn State University. This morning, the NCAA held a press conference announcing the sanctions...
View ArticleMachismo vs. Manhood
BREAKING: Ravens release RB Ray Rice. His contract has been terminated. pic.twitter.com/OFJA1SK8kP — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 8, 2014 Football is the ultimate expression of machismo in...
View ArticleFootball and Family Dynamics
When I was a kid, I wanted to play professional football. I was an avid Chicago Bears fan, and I remember asking my parents to tape Super Bowl XX on our VCR. I wanted to see what the vaunted Bears...
View Article“C’mon, Ref!”: The Culture of Disrespect in Sports
Photo: Greg Gibson/YouTube If you follow sports, you have probably seen the video of two high school football players intentionally tackling a referee in the closing minutes of their game last week....
View ArticleBe Vigilant Against Sin: Learning from Freeze’s Fall
Hugh Freeze (via Wikimedia Commons) Within a few minutes of each other, a friend got my attention and my dad called me. Both wanted to pass along a piece of breaking news that they thought I would want...
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