The Death of Democracy

Imagine that your all-time favorite sports team — the one you’ve rooted for your entire life (as did your parents and grandparents…) — is literally at the bottom of the league heading into the Big Game (choose your championship battle).

If they win every game from now until the end of the season, your team has absolutely no chance of doing more than jumping one or two positions.

And then, the officials discover that folks on your team have been __________ (fill in the blank…cheating, deflating balls, flagrantly breaking rules, etc…). Not only will they lose, but…