Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down

“Enlightening” essays on athletes, activism, and the important role sports plays in our society (Publishers Weekly).

Sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it “rule number one of the jockocracy”: sports and politics just don’t mix. But in truth, some of our most important debates about class, race, religion, sex, and the raw quest for political power are played out both on and off the field. From the NFL lockout and the role of soccer in the Arab Spring to the Penn State sexual abuse scandals a...