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Sports authorities should ban trans women from competing against cis women. Fundamental fairness demands it. Yet sports authorities worldwide have been allowing trans women to do just that. Fairness be damned. Trans women banned Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been the face of efforts to enforce this ban. And it has cost her a lot. Millions… Read more.
China does not permit dual citizenship. But, like all authoritarian regimes, it is notorious for imposing rules on the masses which they allow the elites (e.g., like Putin’s oligarchs) to flout. And so it was that China permitted Eileen Gu to reap all the benefits of representing China at the Beijing 2022 Olympics without having… Read more.
I can think of no better overview of this latest development than the following: Russia dopes its athletes to gain unfair advantage in international competitions as readily as it meddles in foreign countries to undermine democratic institutions. I hope that strikes a chord. Because it informed my commentary after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued… Read more.
It’s a matter of public record that doping among Jamaican Track and Field athletes is nearly as pervasive as it is among their Russian counterparts. For example, 30 Jamaicans have tested positive for banned substances in recent years, including every notable Olympic champion … except Usain Bolt: this, according to a report on the Jamaican… Read more.
I ruffled many more tutus than I anticipated last year when I dismissed Rhythmic Gymnastics as follows: I upset fans of Equestrian Eventing by declaring in my Day 3 commentary that it should not be an Olympic sport. Well, fans of Rhythmic Gymnastics should prepare to get their tutus ruffled; because I hereby declare that… Read more.
I’ve been commenting on the kinds of mass protests (and riots) now raging across Brazil for almost a decade. I refer you to the following in The iPINIONS Journal: “Revolution in the Middle East” (March 2, 2005), “Alienated Youths Masquerading as Grieving Students Still Rioting in Greece” (December 13, 2008), “Tunisian Revolution Sets Off Arab… Read more.
The Chinese have become notorious for exporting all kinds of contaminated products, including melamine-laced pet food, all over the world. Therefore, I found it more than a little ironic when they announced yesterday that they’re taking dog meat off the menu at 112 official Olympic restaurants. The Chinese reportedly made this gesture “to respect the habits… Read more.
Jones admits to using steroids Last week, Marion Jones admitted to being a serial abuser of steroids. I was crestfallen. After all, Jones always denied using steroids – complete with moral indignation. I’m a cynical man, but I bought her denials hook, line, and sinker. She was always so graceful on and off the track. How could she have… Read more.
