Sport - Quillette (Page 2)

To Skate—Perchance to Soar

Skateboarding is simple and complex, pointless and transformational.

Damian Platt

26 Feb 2021 · 15 min read

The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Conor McGregor

MMA represents a meeting of cultures and individuals that transcend identity, class, and geography while integrating art and philosophy with sport—a healthy pressure valve in the modern world.

Samuel Kronen

25 Feb 2021 · 17 min read

Accommodating Trans Athletes Without Rejecting the Reality of Human Biology

As recent studies have shown, these advantages generally don’t go away simply because an athlete has changed their pronouns and hormone chemistry. At the highest levels, the difference between male and female world records typically hovers around 10 percent.

Quillette

17 Feb 2021 · 11 min read

Man vs. Wall: Solitary Sport and Surviving the Pandemic

In our hyper-connected times, personal resilience is a muscle worth exercising.

Matt Fuchs

9 Feb 2021 · 6 min read

The Troubled Maker: Transgressive Art, Public Shame, and Mike Tyson

Tyson embodies the moral ambiguity of boxing’s rich tapestry: brutal and beautiful; entertaining and repellent; dishonorable and inspiring.

Ric Royer

14 Dec 2020 · 11 min read

Keeping Male Bodies Out of Women's Rugby

World Rugby had to come to terms with reality: Irrespective of hormonal intervention, male athletes are, on average, 40 percent heavier, 15 percent faster, 30 percent more powerful, and 25–50 percent stronger than their female counterparts.

Linda Blade

27 Sep 2020 · 8 min read

COVID-19 and the College Football Debate

Most healthcare experts basically agree that there is still too much uncertainty about COVID-19 to play football safely this fall.

Daniel McGraw

25 Jun 2020 · 13 min read

Equal Pay for Unequal Work—A Symptom of Prosperity

The Matildas’ landmark deal may actually prove counterproductive for the pay gap movement.

Luke J. Graham

24 Nov 2019 · 6 min read

'Cancel Culture,' Roaring Twenties-Style

Kevin Mims

27 Sep 2019 · 12 min read

The Uncertain Boundaries of Corporate Morality

Corporations are increasingly prone to formulating explicit moral positions on issues of social importance and punishing those who fail to condone such positions to the extent that they are able to do so.

Cameron Hendy

5 Jul 2019 · 4 min read

A Victory for Female Athletes Everywhere

When we are told that 46, XY males with DSD who identify as female are simply “women with hyperandrogenism,” or “women with high T,” we aren’t fooled.

Doriane Lambelet Coleman

3 May 2019 · 24 min read

Sex Differences, Gender, and Competitive Sport

What are the physiological and anatomical differences between men and women that affect performance?

Andrew Langford

5 Apr 2019 · 13 min read

Confronting a New Threat to Female Athletics

The movement for trans inclusion now begins in youth sports, where many leagues have no restrictions beyond self-identification.

Julian Vigo

27 Feb 2019 · 13 min read

"Basketball!" Deconstruction of a Hockey Game Taunt

Perhaps there is a better remedy: alternate dispute resolution. Have the foursome meet face-to-face with Smith-Pelly (with his consent) in the presence of others. Let the taunters explain what they meant.

Steven Lewis

29 Mar 2018 · 13 min read