The 2022 Winter Olympics are over and like a true American patriot, I celebrated the event by not watching a minute of it. Don’t get me wrong. I’m from the northeast and as a boy spent many hours figure skating on Van Cortlandt lake after it froze up during the winter months. I also collected a chipped tooth and scar on my chin from The Bronx’s version of skeleton, which consists of shooting down a snow-covered hill at high speed on a sled, trash can lid, cardboard box, or whatever will do the trick while avoiding rocks (chin scar), dogs, traffic, chain link fences (tooth enamel), etc. As a result, I’ve always enjoyed watching winter sports (though I’ve never been able to shake the feeling that the skeleton guys would fold on some of the “tracks” I conquered as a boy). Thus, I’m embittered by the fact that somehow the U.S Olympic committee, ISO, China, Russia and NBC managed to host a worldwide extravaganza that showed less principles, adherence to human rights, and displays of sportsmanship and concern for the athletes than the 1936 Nazi Olympics. And that’s not a high hurdle to beat. Consider these points. First, the PRC...
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