Fieldpolitik

At the intersection of sports and politics

Welcome to Fieldpolitik

Making politics debatable again, one sports-laced political musing after another

Politics today is existential, a zero-sum game implicating morals, ethics, culture, religion. People used to be able to reach across the aisle, discuss candidates with curiosity, debate policies with respect for the ideas of those who disagree. Now, politics is more tribal and vicious. The platitude “this is the most important election of our lifetime” has been repeated ad nauseum, but today the stakes are even higher: democracy is on the ballot, decency is on the ballot. We’re apparently in a battle for the soul of America.

Fieldpolitik’s response is to publish thought pieces comparing Donald Trump to Derek Carr, the Bears’ Justin Fields predicament to Brexit, and 2024 election outcomes to Super Bowls. Stick with us–we are here to bring levity. Not because our political moment isn’t critical, but because we think humor can bridge gaps and lower the temperature. We don’t doubt the seriousness or even the accuracy of Atlantic essays and New York Times exposés warning that America is teetering on the brink; we simply provide a forum for less weighty discussion. 

Put simply, we don’t as much offer a break from politics, but a way to approach politics like we approach sports. Join us.

Electoral College Reform: The Sports Version

Would President Biden be in better shape if sports prowess, not population, determined a state’s Electoral College vote allotment? To find out, we ranked every state by sports success, then used a revamped Electoral College to predict the 2024 election.