This World Football Day, how hyperbolic is your adjective?
THE 25TH OF MAY, LIKE EVERY day of the year, is globally themed. It ranges from the celebratory (Africa Day) to the tragic (International Missing...
Cheating in Norway? No way!
What’s the ultimate use of scientific endeavor? I mean, can serious, hard-working and, above all, truth-loving scientists still expect their findings to be accepted...
Of rules and rulers
With all due respect to the lovers of snow sports whose favorite season still reigns supreme in the Arctic, I would like to dedicate...
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it
AS THE NEXT FEDERAL ELECTION came into view before the summer break, concern increased that Labor wouldn’t be honouring its commitment to introduce new restrictions...
Dett VAR dett?
Mads Skauge, idrettssosiolog ved Nord universitet og medlem av VAR-utvalgetNFF vil «videreutvikle» (det heter forresten utvikle) VAR. Det visste vi. Men at forbundsstyrets innstilling...
Ämneskunskaper och lärarskicklighet – eller en fråga om antal lärosäten?
Så blev då betänkandet ”Ämneskunskaper och lärarskicklighet – en reformerad lärarutbildning” (SOU 2024:81) offentligt i början av december.Den särskilde utredaren Peter Honeths uppdrag var...
Sausages and cauldrons: Making law and policy in 21st Century Australia
Political pundits of a realist disposition are repetitively fond – to the point of cliché – of quoting a remark questionably attributed to Otto...
Putting the marathon madness to rest
There’s no easy way to put it, so let me just begin by offering a profuse, sincere apology to my faithful followers (are you...
Tribunesliternes revansj: En ny klubbdemokratisk vind i norsk fotball
Drøye 2 000 klubbinnmeldinger i løpet av en helg (og 350 000 i medlemskontingenter) i Bodø/Glimt, er unikt i norsk fotballhistorie. Hvordan havnet vi her?...
On not seeing when Power recognises it’s marginalised: opening ceremonies, AfroBeats, hair, and roses.
I don’t care much for the Olympics – they reek to me of everything that is wrong with corporatized sport, increasingly privatized cities, and...
