Contrary to what many people believe, it is not true that all people, in all times and places, have wanted to be famous. The desire
Tag: olympic games
Narcissus’ Plight
When the dodo disappeared, I didn’t do anything because I wasn’t a dodo. When the passenger pigeon disappeared, I didn’t do anything because I wasn’t
The Betrayal of the Olympic Ideal
The Baron de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, championed the idea of reviving the ancient Greek Olympics as a way of fostering
