Politics and Sports Attention Surplus Syndrome - LewRockwell

Politics and Sports Attention Surplus Syndrome - LewRockwell: From the time my memories began in earnest, in late 1963, my life has been dominated by the worlds of politics and sports. The JFK assassination triggered my political impulses at age seven, and I’d already started playing and following sports, especially baseball. It was my father’s favorite sport, so it became mine. The only real closeness my father and I ever experienced was in watching the NFL games every Sunday, as religiously as we would attend mass at St. Michael’s, or in following the hapless Washington Senators every summer. I relished those times with my father. I would even … Continue reading →