The Pain Is the Point: On the Violent Realities of Capitalist Sport - Public Books

The NFL of week 4 is not the NFL of week 1. With dozens of stars already placed on the injured reserve, news flash — the honeymoon phase has ended. As players work to settle into their new roles and face their team’s new realities, we will see who's going to shine and who's going to fall apart when the lights get bright. Washington Commanders Quarterback Marcus MariotaMariota put on a show for the ages this past week against one of — if not the — best team in football and the defending Super Bowl Champions, the Seattle Seahawks. Mariota threw for three touchdowns in his first start in place of the injured Jayden Daniels. Entering this week against a much weaker defence in the Indianapolis Colts, I’d be willing to take a risk and put my bet on the backup that just torched the defending champs. Plus, Mariota is rostered in only 3.3 per cent of ESPN fantasy leagues. Carolina Panthers Receiver Tetairoa McMillanThe wide receiver 1 spot has been a battle in Carolina to start the season, but it looks like we have found the superior panther. Tet faces a weak Lions secondary, who ranks last in yards allowed per game with opposing teams averaging 299.3 yards per game.

UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy, in partnership with Darden’s Institute for Business and Society, launched the Global Capitalism Index. University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Scott C. Miller and his colleagues knew creating a methodologically sound measure to define capitalism and score its practice around the world would take years. So, before they committed to the Odyssean task, they had to answer a basic but critical question: Will this matter? “The problem is that if you ask anyone what capitalism is, the answers are all different. If everyone’s answer is different, we can’t argue about the validity or value of it. That’s a real problem when trying to determine the value of capitalism to society,” Miller said. “We concluded that this word—capitalism—matters to everyone, so it matters to define it and measure how it really works across the globe.” Today, the result of those years of work makes its public debut: UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy, where Miller serves as director of the Democracy and Capitalism Lab, in partnership with Darden’s Institute for Business and Society, launched the Global Capitalism Index (GCI).

Bo Horvat scored the winner and added an assist as the New York Islanders cruised past the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday night.