“Play Your Sport” Is Bad Advice, and Vance Should Know Better
JD Vance told Olympic athletes to “play your sport” instead of commenting on America’s political climate. Marcus Hart on why that’s a talking point, not a principle — and why sports have never once been separate from politics.
A Campaign Collapsed on a Spreadsheet Error. That Should Scare Both Parties.
Sara Rodriguez didn’t lose Wisconsin’s governor’s race to an opponent — she lost it to her own campaign’s books. Marcus Hart on why sloppy accounting is its own kind of political scandal, and why neither side gets to feel superior this week.