Why Do Men Dominate Chess?
FIDE’s new policy governing who can compete in women’s categories highlights the persistent sex imbalance at the game’s elite levels.
Carole Hooven
· 27 min read
Sport
A collection of 46 posts
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
The uproar over a fleeting outburst of uninhibited joy is ludicrous.
Heather Mac Donald
· 9 min read
The Girl of the Endless Summer
How ‘Gidget’ helped to put surfing on the map.
Kevin Mims
· 20 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
· 7 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
· 7 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 10 min read
The Burden of the Best?
From self-belief to self-care.
Steve Salerno
· 13 min read
The Olympics Debacle and the Illusions of Nationalism
Putin’s Neo-Soviet Russia reverted to form with its systematic doping regime at the 2014 Sochi games.
Robert Tracinski
· 6 min read
On the Issue of Female Athletics, the IOC Has Shirked Its Duty to Lead
It’s wrong to make everyone wait for proof of the obvious when it comes to genetic males outperforming genetic females.
The Vanishing of Peng Shuai
Whatever really happened between Zhang and Peng, the truth is that they were both already victims, having been raised in a society that completely denies the importance of the individual.
Aaron Sarin
· 6 min read
Confusing Cure and Disease
But we must also strive to raise realistic, resilient children who are better prepared for life’s quotidian challenges.
Steve Salerno
· 6 min read
Splendid Triviality: Philosophy, Art, and Sport in a Time of Crisis
They are necessary because without them none of the things that are noble can flourish.
Craig Clifford
· 9 min read