Sports movies are often very good at dramatizing the intersection of public and private realms: the body politic.

When I was studying at the Iowa Writers School, I read a sports writer, Ron Maly, from the Des Moines Register. He was a good sports writer. I became real interested in the contrast between Lute Olson, who was the coach of Iowa at the time, and Ron Maly.

I'm a very private person.

I believe in copyright, within limited precincts. But I also believe in fair use, public domain, and especially transformation.

A sports writer is a stylist of some kind. He is trying to convey mood and character and emotion.

Say yes to private, creative education, no to public progressive indoctrination!