Football was always a deal we made with ourselves. We adopted it for its brutality, which was embedded in a context that… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
Barack Obama is not a man of The Gut, and it is driving official Washington crazy. This is a good thing, because… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
School districts around the country, and the taxpayers that support them, have a moral right to the information the NFL might have… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
We have a revolutionary history to honor and uphold. Which was what Nelson Mandela did. He reminded us of that which we… — Charlie Pierce History Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton was not a symbol. People did not invest in him their idea of what America should be or, worse, their… — Charlie Pierce America Copy Share Image
As he enters his final term, with the elegiac music playing out there in the distance, Barack Obama will use the history… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
There is a reason why conservatives talk about 'government' and not 'self-government,' because to refer to the latter is to concede that… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
You know, what genuinely makes me uneasy with the way things are going are not - is not really that Trump is… — Charlie Pierce People Copy Share Image
As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer's because it attacks the two things most central… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
