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The ‘Woke’ NBA, China, and Shoes

Lots of National Basketball Association players head to China in the off season. It’s not just for the extra appearance cash; the sneaker companies tell them to just do it, as it were. NBA players sign enormous contracts with the athletic shoe companies, and brand marketing is part of the deal. The NBA, the shoe companies, and China’s state-controlled economy are closely linked. read more

Politics Is the Art of the Improbable

Most people go through day-to-day life without being consumed by politics. Politics is an afterthought. That’s kind of the way it should be and is perhaps the best argument for the smallest-possible government. Led by the cancel-culture-implementing outrage mob, unfortunately, the institutional, socialism-supporting left in America seemingly wants to politicize everything and disrupt the country’s cohesion. read more