Robert Lipsyte

Robert Lipsyte, a former sports and city columnist for the New York Times, is Jock Culture correspondent for Tomdispatch.com. His website is Robertlipsyte.com.

Currently

  • Who's Got Game?

    March 24, 2008

    A new book advocates equality for men and women on the playing field. But is that still a field of dreams?

  • Lame Duck Pitcher

    March 3, 2008

    Roger Clemens has done his damage, to himself and to baseball--and we will see him go down.

2007

  • Season of Scandals

    October 9, 2007

    Sportswriters hyperventilate over scandals big and small. But when a football hero and Bush critic is shot three times at close range in Afghanistan, by friendly fire, why does no one bat an eye?

  • The Home-Run Wars

    May 22, 2007

    Babe Ruth's big bang changed baseball forever, giving America a thrilling symbol of power and an itch for the quick fix at the ballpark and in the world. Why can't we just ban the bomb?

  • Descent into March Madness

    March 20, 2007

    Robert Lipsyte takes a shot at the corruption, exploitation and hypocrisy of the NCAA championships.

  • The Church of Football

    January 30, 2007

    If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?

2006

  • Nascar Values

    November 21, 2006

    The Democrats won the House and the Senate because the Republicans lost the garage. How Nascar fans helped turn the tide of the election.

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Blogs

» The Beat

Jimmy Carter on "An Unnecessary War" | "The devastating invasion of Gaza by Israel could easily have been avoided."
John Nichols
Posted at 11:17 PM ET

» State of Change

Torture Prosecutor Tops 70,000 Questions for Obama on Change.Gov | We just put torture prosecutions on top of Change.gov -- will Obama answer before Eric Holder's nomination hearing?
Ari Melber
Posted at 10:31 PM ET

» Capitolism

Things You Learn in Washington | Why are congressional Democrats "negotiating" with Citigroup?
Christopher Hayes
Posted at 9:20 PM ET

» Altercation

Altercation 3.0 | Altercation takes up residence today at The Nation. In this incarnation, expect more music and movies and maybe a little less politics. But first, a word about Cass Sunstein.
Eric Alterman

» Editor's Cut

Obama Must Get Afghanistan Right | If he doesn't, the US will be stuck in another military catastrophe.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» The Dreyfuss Report

Panetta? Ummmmm... Well..... | Could Obama have made a weirder choice for CIA director? Here's why Panetta is doomed.
Robert Dreyfuss

» Act Now!

Allow Media into Gaza | Israel is encouraging abuses by preventing foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip.
Peter Rothberg

» The Notion

Hard Times Without Studs | One of Terkel’s former book editors considers a Studs-less world.
Tom Engelhardt

» And Another Thing

Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again | The Weathermen were not just a bunch of idealistic young people.
Katha Pollitt