Honored in the Breach

A quick point about the United States these days. One of the values that liberals hold most dear - a vibrant community that brings people together - is perhaps best celebrated by religious people and sports fans, who (I would guess) tend to be conservative. Possibly liberal nostalgia for social cohesion reflects liberals' alienation from the few mainstream institutions that still bring it about. Also, I bet a White Sox game is more integrated than most other parts of Chicago (admittedly, it's not that integrated, presumably because ticket prices are so high).