Article The Tragedy of Billie Jean King From the archives: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the legendary tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby RiggsBy Michael MurraySeptember 20, 2023 From the Archives Women Gender Sports
Article Failure at the Pool Table Success at the pool table is fickle: every table is crosshatched by failures that every player must face head-on. By Jack NuelleJuly 1, 2023 The Last Word Sports
Article In Praise of the Pitch Clock MLB’s new pitch clock highlights the deep patterns and contemplative rhythms of the sport. It has brought baseball back to itself.By Gregory HillisMay 21, 2023 Sports Theology Culture
Article Is Christian Belief Rational? Christian belief and sports alike remind us that we are embodied selves, not detached brains or pure spirits.By Paul BaumannApril 28, 2023 Sports Religion Philosophy
Article What Can Sports Teach Us About Democracy? “Could we imagine a different sports revolution—one where professional sports come to be celebrated as a public good?”By Max Foley-KeeneApril 15, 2023 Sports Politics Economy Books
Article The Dangerous Game America’s most popular sport is also by far its most violent.By Dominic PreziosiFebruary 7, 2023 Sports
PoliticsChild Labor Isn’t in the Past We can’t afford to play dumb as labor protections fail and disappear. Treating children like cheap labor costs too much.By Mollie Wilson O’ReillyAugust 6, 2023
ReligionOpus Dei’s Ordinary Secularity In a new history of Opus Dei, two senior members celebrate the group’s embrace of ordinary life.By Daniele PalmerAugust 4, 2023
CultureBarbie the Existentialist Stereotypical Barbie is everything, which is another way of saying that she is nothing.By Santiago RamosAugust 25, 2023
BooksIs Ethics Like Math? A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory. By Frank B. FarrellAugust 17, 2023
CollectionsPope Francis at Ten Years A wide-ranging collection of Commonweal’s coverage of the remarkable pontificate of Pope Francis.By The EditorsMarch 12, 2023
