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The Alex Ferguson Era Won't End With His Retirement
His legacy is Manchester United itself
The front pages have spoken: Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager of Manchester United FC has retired. David Moyes, presently in charge of Everton (the other Liverpool club) will take over this summer. Ferguson, lovingly referred to by Man U fans as SAF, as if he were a unit the British Special Forces, has won for the club thirteen English Premierships, two Champions League and world club champion titles, and a number of cups. READ MORE >>
Ping-Pong Wizard
Yesterday, Marty Reisman, one of the greatest ping pong players of all time, died at the age of 82. In an essay from Jewish Jocks, a new book about important Jewish sports figures edited by TNR’s Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy, novelist Howard Jacobson looks back on the career of a phenomenal athlete and a romantic evangelist for his game. READ MORE >>
Hayek, Friedman, and the Illusions of Conservative Economics
The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free Markets since the DepressionBy Angus Burgin (Harvard University Press, 303 pp., $29.95) READ MORE >>
The Battle that Birthed the Middle East
Irish? Me?
What I Wish I'd Said: An Imagined Dialogue
Frank Foer: Luke, I'm putting together a Euros blog. Are you in? Luke Dempsey: Couldn’t care less, Frank. FF: The phrase is “could care less,” Mr. Dempsey. LD: Not in England it’s not. FF: You’re not IN England. You haven’t lived there for 17 years. I know for a fact that you missed the whole Jubilee thing . . . Must have been hard on you. LD: You think I give two hoots about rich Queen Betsy and her husband, Phil the Greek? READ MORE >>
Ron Paul, Tribune Of The Working Class?
The Real N.H. Showdown Comes In November
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama needs to get himself to New Hampshire, pronto. There are some awfully discombobulated voters up here, and if he has any hope of holding onto the state next fall, he’s going to need to have a serious talk with them. READ MORE >>
Mitt Romney is Tempting Fate
So there’s no question that Romney is all-in now in Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports today that Romney will throw himself a caucus after-party in the state, then stick around to do a circuit of morning-after interviews. As First Read puts it: READ MORE >>
