W. James Antle III
The two most balanced football teams in the NFL are headed to the Super Bowl. Both have impressive young quarterbacks. Both have stout defenses. Both returned to the conference championship after disappointing, and almost fluky, losses last year. And they…
Nate Silver became famous for his political prognostication, but his Super Bowl prediction this year can be no better than half right: he called for a match between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. “I think that if…
One of the NFL’s biggest storylines this season has revolved around a pair of rookie quarterbacks taken in the top two spots in the 2012 draft. Which would be the better option? Could either of them turn around flailing franchises?…
When Tim Tebow was traded to the New York Jets, he instantly became the NFL’s most famous backup quarterback. Inserted as an impromptu starter toward the end of his first two seasons with the Denver Broncos, Tebow was fresh from…
Barack Obama took the Republicans’ best shot and won a second term. In an even stronger tribute to his campaign team’s skills and get-out-the-vote operation, the president beat Republican challenger Mitt Romney in every meaningful swing state except North Carolina—and…
The number 33 has long occupied a special place in Boston sports lore. It is most associated with Larry Bird, who wore it on his jersey for 13 seasons on the Celtics. For a limited time, McDonald’s even made the…
Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics By Ross Douthat (Free Press, 352 pages, $26) MEET THE TWO FACES of American religion. One belongs to Dr. Leroy Thompson, a black preacher who teaches that God not only has…
It took until the fourth preseason game for the formerly high-flying New York Jets to get their first offensive touchdown. They scored on a six-yard play action pass from third-string quarterback Greg McElroy, as Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow watched…
TAMPA, Florida — When Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) concluded his speech at the Republican National Convention, one writer was particularly effusive in his praise. Paul’s national debut “can only be described as a humdinger.” His speech was “brilliantly succinct” in…
After five and a half fun years at The American Spectator, I am moving on to a new role with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Since I’ve been at the Spectator I’ve seen the Republicans lose and then regain the…
