Showing posts with label The Atlantic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Atlantic. Show all posts

Friday, October 14, 2011

The case for college athletes to be (well) paid

Last month's cover story in The Atlantic is a provocative article about college sports. Taylor Branch makes a  persuasive case for college athletes to be paid.  Moreover, and important to our discussions, he refers to collegiate sports as a "cartel," i.e., a monopoly.

We'll be reading this for the class of October 24. Here's a chance to get a head start.