These pieces examine how language shapes perception across sports, finance, and culture.
Investment or Battle?
An exploration of how sports commentary now merges the language of war with that of finance, exposing a deeper shift in how society measures victory and value.
From Dining to Gaming: How Language Shapes Perception
How changing a single word can change what we believe.
The Stadium Bluff: How Team Owners Use Language to Pressure Fans
Billionaires don’t negotiate with money. They negotiate with language.
This Time, the “World Series” Actually Means What It Says
A reflection on how a century-old misnomer finally meets its meaning, and what that reveals about truth, globalization, and the words we choose.
The Warning Track Metaphor
A linguistic dissection of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s baseball analogy, revealing how misplaced metaphors can betray deeper imprecision in thought and language.