Category Archives: Sports

Let’s Settle This Like Men

Posted on December 31, 2011 by nathanalbright

On March 11, 2012, in Danielson, Connecticut, there will be a boxing match between two men who are training hard with boxing trainers for the match, which will be a heavyweight bout with a weight limit between 190-215 pounds. There … Continue reading →

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Part Of The Problem

Posted on December 7, 2011 by nathanalbright

It is a given that sports, just as the rest of our contemporary existence, seems hopelessly mired in corruption. The Miami Marlins (whose name recently was changed from the Florida Marlins, in recognition of the fact that there exists a … Continue reading →

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New Blog: College Football Bracketology

Posted on November 7, 2011 by nathanalbright

Because I did not want to bog down this blog entry with a lot of college football commentary outside of my philosophical or moral interests, and because I enjoy the idea of a counterfactual history of a parallel universe where … Continue reading →

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Old School

Posted on November 6, 2011 by nathanalbright

Joe Paterno is the winningest coach in Division I football of all time, and he is regularly praised for his “old school” ways as a coach, as if he was some sort of relic from the way things used to … Continue reading →

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Just Call Me The Chinacutioner

Posted on October 31, 2011 by nathanalbright

In boxing, boxers who tear through other boxers of a particular ethnic group are often given the name -cutioner.  For example, Manny Pacquiano is often called a Mexicutioner [1], something that seriously bothers him personally [2], because of his record … Continue reading →

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The Law Of The Jungle

Posted on October 30, 2011 by nathanalbright

When hard times come, we find out the true ferocity within others and ourselves as we fight for survival and dignity in the realization that what was once taken for granted as being plentiful is now seen as scarce. Cartels … Continue reading →

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How To Make American Sports Less Socialist

Posted on October 21, 2011 by nathanalbright

America has a dirty little secret when it comes to sports. We like to pride ourselves as Americans on our supporting competition and freedom, and we are ravenous sports fans, but when it comes to our sports we put up … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Chinese Deal, Athletes, Foreign Diplomacy Update

Posted on September 18, 2011 by nathanalbright

As is often the case, I sometimes hold off on writing a Somaliland update and then find out it becomes much larger than it was originally intended to be. In today’s update we have some further information about the Chinese … Continue reading →

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: The Vuvuzela

Posted on September 7, 2011 by nathanalbright

If you have been even a casual fan of soccer over the last few years, especially if you watched the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, you have heard the incessant buzzing of the vuvuzela. The vuvuzela is an … Continue reading →

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On The Credibility Of Rape Victims

Posted on September 5, 2011 by nathanalbright

It has always deeply bothered me that so much of the dialogue about rape charges, including those charge against former IMF head Strauss-Kahn, deals with the credibility of the accuser. In murder charges, we do not care about the credibility … Continue reading →

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