Lance Armstrong vs. the New Honor Code
Should Americans be tougher on our celebrities—and ourselves? A leading anthropologist says yes.
Should Americans be tougher on our celebrities—and ourselves? A leading anthropologist says yes.
Anthropologist and brand consultant Grant McCracken thinks we need a new honor code for public figures—and ourselves.
Accused him of defrauding U.S. Postal Service as a sponsor
100th Tour de France set to start
Will stop branding products by the end of the year, but continue charitable donations
Why was the Post Office sponsoring him to begin with?
Claim he "unjustly enriched" himself
Disgraced cyclist confessed to doping back in January
Novel way to try to snag some more revenue for the United States Postal Service
Accuses agency of trying to "demonize" targeted individuals
A Defense of Performance-Enhancing Drugs.
Armstrong's camp tags the agency's jihad a "government-funded witch hunt"
The agency has banned the cyclist for life and stripped him of his Tour de France titles
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