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ICE Agents to Play Security Role at Milano Cortina Olympics
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will have a security role in the upcoming Milano Cortina Winter Games, according to information shared with media sources near the U.S. Embassy in Rome. Officials who confirmed reports to the Associated Press on Tuesday said that ICE agents will support diplomatic security details and won’t run any…
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Fatal Shooting Postpones NBA Game: Heightened Political Tensions Ahead of International Sporting Events
The NBA postponed Saturday’s matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors after federal agents shot and killed a protester filming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. Saturday’s shooting is the second fatality involving federal agents this month, the cause of massive protests amid the presence of 3,000 federal agents in Minnesota by order…
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47 Days Later: A Postmortem of FIFA’s Cowardice
It has officially been 47 days since FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented US President Donald Trump with the “FIFA Peace Prize.” Anyone who has paid attention to US news over the last 47 days realizes how ridiculous that sentence sounds. Not because anyone reading this is naïve about what FIFA is, or what it has…
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Visa Vendetta: The U.S. Halts Processing Visas for 75 Countries Ahead of 2026 World Cup
Just two weeks into 2026, the State Department paused processing immigration visas for travelers from 75 countries, including 13 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. According to the social media announcement, the halt goes into effect on January 21 and “will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the…
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Death, Taxes, and the Transfer Portal
On Monday night, the Indiana Hoosiers will take on the Miami Hurricanes in the College Football national championship. It’s a welcome sight of new faces in the title game for fans tired of Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, and the other blue bloods that have dominated the College Football Playoff over the last several years. It…
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Make Empathy Cool Again: How Sports can Mend a Fractured Society
In recent years, various outlets have reported an ongoing loneliness epidemic. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, half of the people in the United States reported experiencing loneliness. Younger Americans, between the ages of 18 and 24, are feeling it more than other demographics, with nearly 80% of young adults reporting loneliness. In many cases, articles…
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Bilateral Balks: How the 2025 World Series Mirrored North American Tensions
After winning game 7 in Toronto, the Los Angeles Dodgers grabbed their third World Series pennant in six years, repeating last year’s triumph over the New York Yankees. As recounted the ever-eloquent Kike Hernandez in Dodger Stadium following the celebratory parade, “Everybody has been asking questions about a dynasty. How about three in six years,…
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Run the Damn Ball: China’s Reliance on the Ground Game
The most concerning flashpoint for U.S. security officials is Taiwan; an island located just 100 miles east of mainland China. Taiwan is roughly the same size as West Virginia; however, its location in the First Island Chain and booming production of semi-conductors makes it a vital economic chokepoint. Despite concern amongst many experts regarding provocation…
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From Riyadh to Chapel Hill, College Football Will Never Be the Same
Well, anyone who’s been following college football this year knows that one of the biggest storylines heading into the season was the experiment brewing down in Chapel Hill: the unlikely duo of legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick and former GM Michael Lombardi taking over for the Tar Heels. After Mack Brown – a program legend…
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FIFA Placates Trump on World Cup Host Cities
According to ESPN, on Friday, October 19, FIFA announced that the United States has final say on the 2026 World Cup’s host cities.The announcement walked back previous comments from FIFA which suggested the Trump administration had little say in moving the location of upcoming matches.Trump’s argument for altering the lineup of host cities hinges on…
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