Samuel Corum / Getty Images
How the NFL's first openly gay player quietly stunned the sports world
The homophobia of male sports culture has been well documented. And football, perhaps more than any other U.S. sport, embodies American masculinity.
How the far right turned America's teachers into Marxist boogeymen
Evidence abounds that educators tend to avoid rather than dive into politically hot topics. And such hesitancy has consequences.
The Supreme Court's NCAA ruling will be the end of unpaid student athletes
The justices left no doubt that all the league's laughable legal justifications would not withstand scrutiny were another case to come before them.
WHO's new warning about alcohol and pregnancy targets women. What about men?
Men who drink can damage fetuses as well, but they aren’t mentioned by the World Health Organization. The entire burden — and blame — of childbirth is still put on women.
Why Americans have started eating bugs
We all need a change for our collective good right now, and this one comes pan-fried.
What we should keep after CovidSEE ALL
Lessons from the quarantine era
Top Politics & Policy
Top Health & Technology
Top Culture & Lifestyle
Get the THINK Newsletter
Want great THINK content delivered weekly to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter!
SubscribeWe want to hear what you THINK
Let us know what you THINK by submitting a letter to the editor.
Write to usFollow THINK on Twitter
THINK is NBC News' home for fresh opinion, sharp analysis and powerful essays.
follow'Modern Ruhles' with Stephanie Ruhle
Compelling conversations for these culturally complicated times, featuring THINK experts and writers
ICYMI
MAVERICKS WITH ARI MELBER
A series of in-depth conversations with artists, musicians and cultural icons.
