Nah, then the biter wins. A punch in the face would be a red card, and the U.S. would play the rest of the match a man down (see: Zidane).

First of all, he’s getting roughly $18M a year, which is close to half of what a max contract pays.

It seems like NBA players hang out with each other off the court more than most of us realize. I’d bet that Durant and Young already have some rapport, and this is just one friend busting another’s chops. That seems more likely than the alternate explanation, which is that Durant is an asshole who’s trying to alienate…

The individual mandate is necessary for the system to work. Assuming that insurance companies aren’t allowed to exclude people from coverage for preexisting conditions, then the individual mandate is the only thing preventing people from waiting until they get sick, then buying insurance.

It’s an incredible photo. And I lived in Boston for several years as well. It was more just a reply to your characterization of Boston racism as “subtle.”

The salary cap is fine. But the max contract system is ridiculous.

If only there were some kind of legislation passed that contained a mandate that most employers offer health insurance. Some kind of employer mandate. I bet that bill would be really popular with Republicans.

I’m mildly surprised that Knicks fans haven’t bought up the tickets for the sole purpose of booing and throwing rotten tomatoes.

I think relatively soon. Remember, Callaghan’s NFL career started 12 years ago, meaning that his formative experiences as a gay man occurred in the late 90s and early 00s. Gay men still face discrimination, of course, particularly in certain communities, but I think being “out” as a young man is far more accepted now…

Huh, if only there were restrictions on the ability of one company to completely dominate an industry so that there’s no realistic competition for either labor or customers.

[sounds of Seven Legion Army]

Ever get sand stuck in your swimsuit? That doesn’t happen if you’re not wearing a swimsuit.

It’s not really even “payback.” Obama had to take all kinds of fearmongering from the right based on the fact that he didn’t look like the previous 43 presidents, and he endured it with grace. The vast majority of the criticism the Trumps whine about is people observing that they’re racist/ignorant/childish/etc.,…

Spicy

Maybe they could use a few of those nice gentlemen standing around in khakis and navy polos to, you know, carry it off the court into storage.

Why, and what’s the reason for?

About 0.6% of people identify as transgender, or about 1.4 million adults in the U.S. So you’re right, it’s only a couple kids per high school, probably.

Republicans have a strictly defined order of governing priorities. Small government is on the list, but it’s behind being able to check out the genitals of elementary schoolers who just want to go pee.