Tag Archives: Philadelphia Eagles

Counterpoint: Riley Cooper is exactly what you see in the video

Crisis reveals character, they say. I hope you read Otherwise’s piece on Riley Cooper the other day. It’s truly an exceptional example of the kind of honest, intelligent thinking I’ve come top expect from my colleagues here at S&R. But while I agree with most of the principles underlying Otherwise’s reasoning, I’m not sure I’m convinced that they apply to

Read more

Michael Vick and the problem with forgiveness

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has conditionally reinstated former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted of running a dogfighting ring in 2007. Vick served 23 months in federal prison, followed by two months of house arrest. Last Thursday the Philadelphia Eagles answered the question as to which team would sign a convicted dog-killer (there were 32 possible answers to the

Read more