Football is controlled violence, but it is violence, which people have loved to watch since the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes ancient contest control
Words matter, especially words defining complicated political arrangements, because they shape perceptions of the events of the past, attitudes toward policies being carried out in the present, and expectations about desirable directions for the future. Michael Mandelbaum arrangementattitudecarry share on social
The American empire will not disappear... because America does not have an empire. Michael Mandelbaum americaamericandisappear Change image and share on social
Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty, a world buffeted by large forces people neither understand nor control. But turn to the sports section and it's all different. Michael Mandelbaum buffeteconfusioncontrol share on social
People think of black English as ungrammatical, but it bears the same relationship to standard English as contemporary Hebrew does to ancient Hebrew. John McWhorter ancientbearblack Change image and share on social
In a small spacecraft, it was hard for the other two guys to sleep when the on-duty man was talking to Mission Control regularly. Henry Spencer controldutyguy Change image and share on social
I was in a modeling contest when I was 16. People don't think it's different, modeling versus beauty pageants, but it is. As a model, you're still an individual. When you are crowned a Miss, you are representative of a lot. Stephanie Sigman beautycontestcrown share on social