Monday, July 30, 2012
Olympic Ideals Don't Match Reality - WSJ.com
Politics is everywhere, and apparently always has been.
The Olympics are no exception...
The Olympics are no exception...
Andrew Roberts explains in the Wall Street Journal. He begins:
"The 2012 Olympiad, which opens in London on Friday, will doubtless witness another astonishing exhibition of sporting endurance and excellence. It will also see yet another outburst of utter drivel from its organizers about what the Games themselves can achieve for the human spirit. Enjoy the former by all means; abjure the latter at all costs."