Sport

A Kiss Is Just a Kiss

The uproar over a fleeting outburst of uninhibited joy is ludicrous.

11 Sep 2023 · 8 min read

Corporate Rainbow Marketing: Too Much of a Good Thing

A recent dust-up involving NHL goalie James Reimer demonstrates the folly of pitting Pride PR against the conscience of individual actors.

Allan Stratton

23 Mar 2023 · 6 min read

Public Broadcaster, Private Celebrity

Lineker has embarrassed the BBC but the vexing problem of illegal immigration will still have to be addressed.

John Lloyd

15 Mar 2023 · 6 min read

Gender, Sex, and Powerlifting

With a biologically male athlete poised to break a Canadian women’s record, it’s time for the sport’s leaders to acknowledge the reality of sexual dimorphism.

Jonathan Kay

2 Feb 2023 · 10 min read

Ignoring Biological Reality Puts Female Hockey Players at Risk

A frightening injury at an NHL-sponsored transgender tournament in Wisconsin reminds us why women’s leagues should remain sex-protected spaces.

Jonathan Kay

9 Dec 2022 · 12 min read

From Football to Fiasco

Herschel Walker is discovering that moving from professional football to politics isn’t as easy as it looks.

Daniel McGraw

30 Jul 2022 · 7 min read

Male Bodies Don’t Belong in Female Football

‘This nagging feeling that she had an unfair advantage arose every time we hit each other in practice. For me, it was like hitting a brick wall.’

Kate Miechkowski

4 Jul 2022 · 10 min read

The Burden of the Best?

From self-belief to self-care.

Steve Salerno

12 Jun 2022 · 12 min read

The Olympics Debacle and the Illusions of Nationalism

The marquee event of the Winter Olympics, the women’s figure-skating championship, ended in a fiasco this year—a fitting climax to a games overshadowed by the oppressive climate [https://www.discoursemagazine.com/culture-and-society/2022/02/08/how-to-save-the-olympics-from-the-tyrants/] in its host country and the growing threat of war from Russia.