While preparing for a graduate entrance exam a few months ago I was asked in a study booklet to answer an interesting question. The purpose of the question was to have the prospective student think through both sides of a topic and be able to articulate not only the answer but also...

I’m sitting here in my living room in the middle of the summer (with my central air broken) trying to think of something “inspiring” or “new” to write about basketball for this web page. Since it is my first article (and I’m not really a writer) let’s just...