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It's a @YouTube (Sports) World. My latest @SBJ opinion column w/ @EdDesser kosnermedia.com/news/its-a-you…

Thousands of soldiers and Marines have arrived in the Middle East. The GOP congress has abdicated its obligations but that doesn’t mean Democrats can’t raise hell: Cut your vacation short, demand a vote on ground troops. Also: A life lesson for Duke fans. youtube.com/watch?v=zeQbTj…

New newsletter: THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WEIRD ABOUT PHONES AND AMERICA The most interesting thing about the Smartphone Theory of Everything is that it's really a Smartphone Theory of Everything in America and the English-Speaking World. While phones are everywhere, the problems that they cause are often rising fastest and first in the richest countries, especially in the U.S. Youth sadness? Surging in the Anglosphere, but almost nowhere else. Attention disorders? Skyrocketing in the U.S., but not Europe. Populism, distrust, polarization? Much larger effects in the U.S. than other countries. The version of the SToE that is most defensible given the best data we have is something like this: Compulsive phone use along with under-regulated social media produce widespread youth anxiety, attention issues, polarization, populism, and institutional distrust in: 1. highly individualistic societies, with 2. a culture of diagnostic inflation [i.e., expanded diagnostic guidelines for anxiety and ADHD], plus 3. negative-affect prevalence [i.e., people online constantly talking about their anxiety and ADHD], and finally 4. high levels of negativity in their news ecosystem ... and post-2010 America was simply the first and most dramatic example of all these ingredients coming together.

The expensive battle for Warner Bros. misses a key point: sports. My latest @SBJ opinion column w/ @EdDesser kosnermedia.com/news/the-case-…

Happy Holidays! The year that was, ever-increasing changes! My latest @SBJ column with @EdDesser kosnermedia.com/news/crossing-…

Big ideas in Sports, We've got some! My latest Sports Business Journal column with @EdDesser kosnermedia.com/news/big-ideas…

Are You Really Ready for Some Football? My latest @SBJ opinion piece w/ @EdDesser. @NFL launches tomorrow & we see a future w/18 weeks, a re-opener ... and more national games sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/…

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Could a Napster moment hit big time TV Sports rights? My latest @SBJ column with @EdDesser kosnermedia.com/news/the-piece…

@CaitlinClark22 @IndianaFever “In my lifetime, we had Muhammad Ali, we had Michael Jordan, we had Tiger Woods, and to me, it’s early, but we have Caitlin Clark,” former ESPN exec John Kosner says. ✍️ @benpickman | @sabreenajm nytimes.com/athletic/64605…

Super excited to do this panel in East Hampton on June 5 w/ super sharp @loudmouthjulia & Stephanie Smellie @hamptonstechwk linkedin.com/posts/hamptons…

In today's fragmented media environment, be your own executive producer! My latest @SBJ column w/ @EdDesser kosnermedia.com/news/in-a-chan…

Just in time for a new @rolandgarros champion, the definitive book about @RafaelNadal from @christophclarey ... the latest @WSJ book review from my dad @Edsquire wsj.com/sports/tennis/…

A pivotal time in college sports. My latest @SBJ column with @EdDesser kosnermedia.com/news/pivotal-m…

Great @SBJ profile of @CStiffwin ... the GOAT of Women's Basketball TV! sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/…

An idea whose time has come @achristovichh!

An amazing #WWII spy yarn from @ThomasMaierBook FDR's secret spook was the "muse" to Ian Fleming who dedicated James Bond "Thunderbolt" to him. The latest @WSJ book review from my dad @Edsquire wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

New album from my son's band @thewalters ... Tour starts tonight @ House of Blues in SD and tomorrow night in Phoenix!

@Gambo987 Not even close

Best Suns win of the season?

I explained who Hasan Piker is and why he's not the left's Joe Rogan but maybe he could be. But really it was just so I could note that last week Hasan Piker called me an "adult" and I think it was supposed to be a compliment. businessinsider.com/hasan-piker-de…