L.A. Officials Use Olympics as Cover to Spend $26 Billion on Transit Projects That Have Little to Do With the Games
The government suggestsnew taxes on ridesharing and electric scooters to pay for them.
Sports
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft's Bust Is Being Billed as a Human Trafficking Bust, but It Looks More Like Ordinary Prostitution
It's also part of a larger national attack on massage parlors and sex workers.
How Another Patriots' Super Bowl Victory Explains Anti-Billionaire Politics
Even with all the steps the NFL takes to level the playing field between teams, the Patriots keep rising to the top. It generates some envy, and resentment.
The NFL Should Pay for Super Bowl Security, Not Taxpayers
If Trump wants to negotiate good deals for taxpayers, he should start putting some pressure on his old nemesis: the National Football League.
Super Bowl-Bound L.A. Rams Are Building the NFL's Most Expensive Stadium, Without Public Money
There's no reason for taxpayers to finance athletic colosseums, and the Rams are providing a model for the next era of new stadiums.
Atlanta Spent $23 Million Building a Pedestrian Bridge for the Super Bowl That Pedestrians Can't Use
And even if fans could use it, $23 million is an insane amount of money to spend for a pedestrian bridge.
The Secret History of Super Bowl LIII: Podcast
Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch talk about the deep and ever-changing political and cultural meaning of football's biggest game.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Call To Abolish ICE Does Not Mean She Supports Sex Trafficking
The Super Bowl is around the corner and a popular sex trafficking myth is back.
The Super Bowl of Corporate Welfare
Football is popular enough to thrive without politicians subsidizing it.
Stossel: Super Bowl of Welfare
Sports stadiums get billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies.
Florida Bans Greyhound Racing After State Law Kept It Going for Years
It would have been better to let the sport fail on its own.
Don't Call Congressional Interference on a No-Call Pass Interference
The Saints were robbed. But that's not Congress' problem.
As Marijuana Legalization Expands, the NFL Clings to Prohibition. For Now.
Marijuana is fully legal in 10 states, which are home to eight NFL teams (25 percent of the league), including the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots.
Coach Nick Saban Could Get a Huge Pension, Courtesy of Alabama Taxpayers
America's highest paid public employee might win another college football national title, but he's also a good argument for pension reform.
Is There a First Amendment Right To Tell Your Team They 'Fucking Suck'?
Two brothers were arrested at a Giants-49ers game after cursing out and flipping off the Giants players. Now they're suing.
Media Attacks Heisman Trophy Winner Kyler Murray for Homophobic Tweets He Sent as a 14-Year-Old
The reporters who made this nontroversy a story should be ashamed of themselves.
World Series Games Don't Have to Take So Long
The postseason no longer features baseball at its best.
Call of Duty Is the Best Sporting Event in the World
A sports-averse quasi-pacifist finds his happy place: an esports sensation dedicated to simulating shooting people in the face.
Mike Pence's National Anthem Stunt Cost More Than $300,000
That's quite a lot of money to prove your loyalty to a song. And why are we paying to send politicians to football games anyway?
NAFTA Rewrite Means No More American Super Bowl Commericals for Canadians
A little reminder of the complexities of international trade deals.
Police Send Helicopter to Disperse Drunk College Students
When the ground strategy failed, police turned to the air.
After 27 Years, Golf Drawings Helped Clear a Convict of Murder
Valentino Dixon has been proclaiming his innocence for decades. After a golf magazine brought attention to his case, people started to listen.
Tiny Texas Town Officially Condemns Kneeling During the Anthem, Attacks Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke
The controversy might be two years old, but that didn't stop the Reno City Council from weighing in.
Ignore the Anthem Outrage Mob, It's Going To Be a Great Year for Football
There are many reasons to be excited about the NFL's return. The national anthem controversy isn't one of them.
Scott Walker's Anthem-Flag Bitmoji Is Republicanism Under Donald Trump
To understand what has happened to the Republican Party, consider the trajectory of the Wisconsin governor.
Nashville Soccer Stadium Deal Will Gift Land Worth $20 Million to Team's Billionaire Owners
Why can't the team just play in the city's NFL stadium?
Sports Betting Just Became Legal. Naturally, Chuck Schumer Now Wants to Regulate It.
Like powdered chocolate, laser pointers, and video games, legal sports betting has caught the attention of the Senate's most notorious nanny.
How Trump's USFL Debacle Predicted His Presidency
Matt Welch talks with sportswriter Jeff Pearlman about his new book, Football for a Buck
Elizabeth Nolan Brown Talks About Her Blockbuster Backpage Story on Sirius XM
Matt Welch interviews Brown (and others, including ex-Reasoner Lauren Krisai) from 9-12 ET.
Seattle Mariners Want Taxpayers to Fork Over $180 Million, Or Else
The baseball team says it will only sign a long-term lease to remain at Safeco Field if the county ponies up.
School District Investigates Pennsylvania Teacher for His Wrestling Alter Ego
Kevin Bean plays a cartoonish villain called "Blitzkrieg" in the ring. No, that doesn't mean he's a Nazi in real life.
This Year's World Cup Is a Tale of Cultural Blending, Written by Immigrants
European national teams have dominated the tournament, thanks to contributions from players whose family trees have roots around the globe.
College Football Player Who Lost Scholarship Over YouTube Videos Can Sue School, Court Rules
Donald De La Haye says the University of Central Florida violated his First Amendment rights.
Pro Sports Want the Government's Help Taking a Cut of Sports Betting. States Should Say No.
Leagues are lobbying states to institute an "integrity fee" that would entitle them to 1 percent of all the money bet at sportsbooks.
Is 23andMe's 'Root for Your Roots' World Cup Promotion Racist?
A bioethicist argues that the genetic testing company is fostering pseudoscientific bigotry by urging customers to pick a soccer team based on their ancestry.
Nike Won't Provide Shoes to Iran's Soccer Team Thanks to Trump's Sanctions
Sadly, the consequences of sanctions are not limited to the football pitch.
Caps Win!!
A parade today to celebrate something even the politicians can't spoil. Plus, a bonus World Cup preview!
Trump to Kneeling NFL Players: Tell Me Who I Should Pardon
The president has discovered the power of the pardon. Could that make this a moment for criminal justice reform?
Trump Spurns Eagles While Falsely Pegging Them as Anthem-Refuseniks
The White House-NFL anthem wars just got dumber, by design.
In Time for the NBA Finals, Delaware Wins Race to Offer Sports Betting
At 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the state's three casinos will begin accepting single-game bets.
NCAA Bans Football Player Because He Uses CBD Oil to Control Seizures
As medical and recreational marijuana become more widely accepted and legalized, it's not only government agencies that have to deescalate the drug war.
When the Censors Came for Jack Johnson's Fight Films
Friday A/V Club: The boxer who just got a posthumous presidential pardon was a central figure in one of the first battles over movie censorship.
Trump Just Backed Out of the Nuclear Summit With North Korea: Reason Roundup
Plus: Obamacare premiums rise, Trump praises NFL anthem policy.
NFL Players WILL Respect the Flag's Authoritah, Says Commissioner
Teams will now be fined if their employees don't show sufficient on-field respect during the National Anthem, because we live in a very serious country.
