What is it about sports that has so captivated me all my life? Why do I cling to their sweet innocence and on-field purity despite all the commercialization and politicization? Maybe it boils down to the simple question, hypothetical for the fan and existential for the doer: “Can I win?”
America in decline? Europe and China think so
US preeminence on the world stage has rested on four pillars, observes columnist Bill Moloney, citing historian Niall Ferguson. Our deepening disregard of those—representative government, free markets, rule of law, and civil society—signals national decline, a trend not lost on America’s allies in Europe and its adversaries in China.