YSL 16/12/22 - When should we boycott?

 

As usual I find myself getting in arguments online with people I probably agree with on more than I disagree. I really don't have much interest in going back and forth with Serbian nationalists all day so I'll make my comments here instead. But it got me to thinking on a larger subject I've been pondering - where do we draw the line? Who and what do we choose to support or give a pass to?

Is it right to treat Russians or Chinese as pariahs on the world stage? Should we do business with dictatorial regimes and rigid theocracies such as Qatar? I don't have all the answers but I ahve some thoughts after the jump.

YSL 26/11/22 - Breel Embolo and how Globalization undermines national teams

When Cameroon-born Breel Embolo scored the winning goal for Switzerland against the nation of his birth, he declined to celebrate and seemed quite emotional. Journalists and pundits described the moment, which occurred in the opening match of Group G in this year's World Cup in Qatar, as "powerful". I would describe it instead as slightly perverse.

More on this after the jump...