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SocietyJune 17, 2019
Why Is a Private Sports Court Deciding Who Is Female?
The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling against Caster Semenya is starting to unravel.
Ronald Katz
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March 27, 2019
Ending the NCAA’s Tax Exemption Should Be a Slam Dunk
The NCAA is a billion-dollar a year media company, and it should pay its taxes.
Ronald Katz
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SocietyFebruary 25, 2019
The Supreme Court Has Undone a Century of American Opposition to Sports Gambling
Legal sports gambling would generate some of the very problems that the revenue from sports gambling would purportedly solve.
Ronald Katz
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SportsNovember 16, 2018
It’s Time for the US Government to Take Control of US Olympic Efforts
In the wake of the revelations of USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual predation, US Olympic efforts need to be put in government hands.
Ronald Katz
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SocietyJuly 9, 2018
Why Congress Should Not Honor One of the Most Notorious Doping Cheats of All Time
Congress should look beyond the flawed New York Times coverage of alleged state-sponsored Russian Olympic doping, which relied on a discredited informant and then largely ignored a respectable court.
Ronald Katz
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WorldMarch 14, 2018
‘Icarus’: Best Film Based on a Doping Scheme (but the Wrong One)
The film makes a hero of an admitted wrongdoer.
Ronald Katz
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February 20, 2018
We Need a Better System for Addressing Olympic Doping
A bungled response to Russian doping allegations shows that our regulatory patchwork is disorganized and unjust.
Ronald Katz