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Stupor Bowl

Why do football players make a hundred times more money than Nobel laureates? Why do American high schools students know more about sports teams than they know about the Vietnam War? Look, football is a game. By any measure of … Continue reading

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What puffery is this? (Parts 1 & 2)

Part 1 Go to Part 2 Here’s a cleverly disguised puff-piece from a recent copy of Seattle Times. You can file this one under “Corporate Media Bias”: Football team owner funds research into brain injuries

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