2022 Beijing Olympics: What the US's "diplomatic boycott" does — and doesn't — mean
It’s more "symbolic than substantial," but that doesn’t mean it’s consequence-free.
Stay updated with breaking news from Nicholas Sarantakes. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
It’s more "symbolic than substantial," but that doesn’t mean it’s consequence-free.
Human rights groups say China’s treatment of the Uyghur people disqualifies the country from hosting the Winter Olympics next year.
China's repression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang is genocide. But history shows boycotts of the Olympics are ineffectual.
Photo by John Olson/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images Richard Nixon genuinely loved sports. Americans during his life knew it, and modern historians are aware of it. John Sayle Watterson included a chapter on Nixon in his book on American presidents and sports, and Nicholas Sarantakes authored a book on Nixon and sports that came out in late 2018. After spending a week researching at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, I am confident that baseball and football were the former president’s favorite sports, and that he rarely missed an opportunity to engage with his f...