PU #250 - WATCHING ENGLAND - (And yes, I purposefully avoided writing something about America's Semiquincentennial despite the perfect timing of our own 250th post because it's too damn depressing.)

July 06, 2026 by DaN McKee in Culture, Education, Ethics, Obligation, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Pop Culture, School, Sport, Work

“Earlier in the week, England manager Thomas Tuchel provided clear guidance: “Write an excuse for school and let them watch. There’s so much school to go to but the World Cup is every four years. Let them watch.””

July 06, 2026 /DaN McKee

World Cup, football, sport, school, education, Philosophy, Semiquincentennial, England, Mexico

Culture, Education, Ethics, Obligation, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Pop Culture, School, Sport, Work

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138. BANNED BANDS - On the Cowardice of the England Football Team

November 28, 2022 by DaN McKee in Censorship, Communication, Ethics, Free Speech, LGBTQ, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Politics, Pop Culture, Sport

“Last week it seemed clear to me that the England men’s football team showed a deficiency when it came to courage, and failed to act with virtue when told by Fifa not to wear their OneLove armbands in Qatar.“

November 28, 2022 /DaN McKee