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They Are Team USA Too

Posted on February 14, 2026 Updated on February 14, 2026

There are times in sport when beauty is obvious. A gymnast floats. A skater lands as if gravity signed a… Read more

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The World Cup Was Built on Cities It Locked Out

Posted on January 30, 2026 Updated on January 30, 2026

When Philadelphia learned it would host World Cup matches in 2026, city officials projected the usual benefits: tourism revenue, global… Read more

Posted in Finance, Rights and Equality, Sports     


Adaptive Hiring: A Human-Centered Way to Build Future-Ready Teams

Posted on January 8, 2026 Updated on January 8, 2026

Tuesday mornings in shared workspaces look the same across the country. Coffee cups gather beside laptops. Notifications blink with quiet… Read more

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What We Learned by Watching What Didn’t Break

Posted on December 26, 2025 Updated on December 26, 2025

Every December, we make the same mistake. We treat the year as something to summarize rather than something to absorb…. Read more

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Who Is Rand Paul and Why You Want to Know

Posted on December 15, 2025 Updated on December 15, 2025

Politics tends to flatten people. Over time, complex lives get reduced to a handful of talking points, a voting record,… Read more

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The Unlikely Dignity of Mike Pence

Posted on December 11, 2025 Updated on December 11, 2025

Hoosier politics has long operated on a kind of practical decency: the conviction that even when national passions run hot,… Read more

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Hope as a Political Act, A Thanksgiving Reflection

Posted on November 27, 2025 Updated on November 27, 2025

People gather in kitchens across America today. Someone is checking the turkey, another is trying to find the good plates,… Read more

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An Open Letter to the WNBA and Its Stakeholders

Posted on November 19, 2025 Updated on November 19, 2025

Commissioner Engelbert, WNBPA leadership, team owners, and members of the basketball community: I am writing as a longtime supporter of… Read more

Posted in Finance, Policy, Rights and Equality, Sports     


When Disinformation Becomes a Business Model

Posted on November 4, 2025 Updated on November 4, 2025

The video opens the way these things usually do. A blurred screenshot. A whispery narrator. The suggestion of a hidden… Read more

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The NBA’s Global Bet: How Basketball Became America’s Most Valuable Export

Posted on October 22, 2025 Updated on October 22, 2025

The NBA tipped off another season last night, and for those of us who have followed the game since Reggie… Read more

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