By the Way | Holy Days, Holidays and the Super Bowl

By the Way | Holy Days, Holidays and the Super Bowl

America enters its high holy days this week: the run-up to Super Bowl Sunday. When thousands of spectators and millions of viewers witness the Super Bowl kickoff on Sunday, they will be participating in a ritual that has become every bit as entrenched in American life...
Help for the Culturally Impaired

Help for the Culturally Impaired

Like many people, Susan and I watched the Super Bowl to see what all the excitement was about, and to judge whether the commercials were worth the price of admission. The Coinbase screensaver and the Zaxby’s guy on a buffalo wing were definitely not. The football game...
Gone to the Dogs

Gone to the Dogs

The College Football Playoff National Championship (what a name!) has gone to the Dogs this year, which is a good thing for fans of the University of Georgia Bulldogs. As a 1973 graduate of UGA, I belong to that club. Growing up just 60 miles from the main campus in...

Why Do We Allow Football to Cause Brain Damage?

It’s time for a national conversation about football. The facts are irrefutable now; U.S. football causes long-term and irreversible brain damage in many players. Anyone who doesn’t know this simply hasn’t been paying attention. And in some cases,...