Super Bowl

"People are more hostile to others in the abstract than when they meet them in person." That means we need more communal events — and that means we have to go out of our way to engage with others. We need more shared cultural experiences. That would be a good start toward rebuilding our perceptions of one another.

Brewer was under tremendous pressure from moderate GOP leaders, including John McCain and Mitt Romney. A coalition of 80 large corps. threatened that such a bill would harm business interests in AZ. Statements from the NFL stoked speculation that it'd would pull out of AZ for the '15 Super Bowl.

The political lesson from Super Bowl XLVIII is that the team (candidate or movement) that comes to the field to win – who wants it the most – has a mighty advantage.

Matt Birk chose not to join his teammates because of his principled views on the sanctity of life.