By Michael Baker It’s now been confirmed that Lance Armstrong has admitted to doping. In an interview with Oprah (who else?) that will air on Thursday, Armstrong comes clean once and for all, thus cementing […]
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The Perfect Time to Christen a Hall of Shame
By Michael Baker For the first time in nearly twenty years, voters for Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame have failed to elect a single candidate. The dearth of votes for muscle-bound superstars Barry Bonds […]
This is Why People Don’t Trust the Legal System
By Michael Baker What constitutes “consent”? That seems like such a simple question, and that’s because it is. But leave it to a bunch of judges to turn the concept of consent upside down. A […]
NationSmith’s 2012 Year in Review
With 2012 coming to a close and 2013 right around the corner, the staff of NationSmith is taking a look back at some of our favorite people and events from the past year… O vs. […]
Socialist Media
By Michael Baker A whole lot of people were pretty upset about the recent announcement that Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram planned to begin displaying user’s pictures in its ads; so upset that Instagram has dropped […]
The NRA Dodging Bullets
By Michael Baker Earlier today the National Rifle Association held its first official press conference since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Check out the full text of NRA Vice President Wayne LaPierre’s comments here. […]
Psy Psays Psorry
By Michael Baker Apology, Gangnam style. K-Pop rapper Psy has issued a quite contrite apology for his ultra-anti US 2004 rap in which he wished death upon not only American troops, but also upon their […]
When Football Isn’t About Football: The Morality of Fandom
By Michael Baker Melinda Henneberger is making waves with a very compelling Washington Post piece about why she will not be cheering for her alma mater, the University of Notre Dame, when it competes for the […]
Porn for Political Junkies
By Michael Baker This week, Harvard University’s Institute of Politics held the 2012 iteration of its Campaign for President Series. Every four years, in the weeks following the election, the University invites the major players […]
Chuck Klosterman Knows Nothing About Law School
By Michael Baker One of my favorite writers has really missed the point. In his New York Times Magazine column, The Ethicist, Chuck Klosterman recently took on a question from a reader regarding the moral […]
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