Qatari Cash May Be Coming Soon to a Town Near You
It’s time for Washington to drop the rose-tinted glasses and make clear that America is not up for sale
NBA
Qatar’s Sportswashing Strategy: What the Latest Headlines on European Soccer Didn’t Tell You
Paris’ Stade de France stadium appeared more like a fortress than a soccer arena ahead of the UEFA Nations League match between France and Israel on November 14. French authorities increased security...
Policy Briefs
Don’t Let China Weaponize the 2022 Winter Olympics
While a full boycott would unfairly punish American athletes, there are other measures Washington should take.
Op-eds
Biden-Xi Summit Only Highlights Fundamental Differences Between U.S. and China
Xi’s buzzwords that mimic progressive rhetoric can’t hide the country’s totalitarian intolerance of any speech the CCP deems unacceptable.
Op-eds
Will the NBA Stand Up to China’s Bullying for Enes Kanter?
If the United States wants to send a message regarding China not only to Beijing but also to the international community, then America must first stand with Enes Kanter.
Op-eds
To stop China’s crimes against humanity, hit its pride and pocketbook
As the world endures the ravages of COVID-19, it also finds itself confronting an increasingly hostile China bent on warping established human rights norms to advance its malign ambitions. These efforts...
Op-eds
Chess great Kasparov slams NBA over ignoring China human rights violations
The Chess great was responding to a statement from Adam Silver, the NBA’s commissioner, who said he believes NBA-China relations have improved.
Op-eds
An Overly Aggressive U.S. Approach to Hong Kong Risks Playing Into China’s Hands
At the end of May, responding to efforts by Beijing to decisively assert control in Hong Kong, the Trump administration declared that it no longer recognized the city as sufficiently autonomous to enjoy...
Op-eds
The companies we keep
“I have tried to help the people of the world to make it a little better,” wrote James Naismith, basketball’s inventor, in 1918, reflecting on a life of Christian education and athletics. He would...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda ‘Not Defeated’ In Afghanistan
Thomas Joscelyn, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, said Osama bin Laden’s heirs had successfully hidden their strength as they spread their influence thr...
Op-eds
Obama’s Kobe Bryant-Al Qaeda Flap
A long New Yorker profile of President Obama provides a g...
Op-eds
Books: Stand-Outs in Their Field
IN his 1980 autobiography, Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, 1960s American Jewish counter-cultural revolutionary Abbie Hoffman – who participated i...
Op-eds
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Gwen Ifill's conflict for thee, but not for me.