Today's Editors' Choice
- Davis Harsanyi: Yes, Hillary, the Media Did Help Trump Win. So Did You.
- Erick Erickson: The More Important Things
- Michael Reagan: Why NFL Games Are Unwatchable
- Mona Charen: Do Conservatives Take Rape Seriously?
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Opinion in Brief
Michael Reagan: "'National Football League TV ratings down 13 percent in Week 1.' 'NFL ratings in free fall.' Those headlines don't surprise me one bit. But the NFL's rapidly declining popularity has nothing to do with televising too many games a week, too many commercials, too much violence or too many mediocre teams. It has everything to do with politics — liberal politics. ... On Sunday, Monday and Thursday the first thing you see when you tune in to a pro game are players taking a knee during the 'National Anthem' because of some political reason. I don't care what the quarterback, the head coach or the owner of the team thinks or tweets about politics, the president or the Steven King movie 'It.' All I care is, 'Are you going to win or lose? Can you pass, catch the ball or coach? Will the game be a good one?' You wonder why so many people are so angry about politics these days? It's because they can't get away from it — not even for three hours on a Sunday afternoon for a dumb football game."
