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The Sports Kaleidoscope Continues to Fascinate

The Sports Kaleidoscope Continues to Fascinate
Stan Kasten, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers, celebrates with the Commissioner's Trophy after defeating the New York Yankees 7–6 in Game Five to win the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Oct. 30, 2024. Elsa/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Why do sports fascinate so many of us? One major reason is that, like looking into a kaleidoscope, we see an ever-changing combination of familiar elements appearing in new combinations.

Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.