And The Winner Is...

No, I'm not giving awards, but commenting on the social implications of the recent Winter Olympics. Put bluntly, there's something really wrong with the world when a national psyche, such as Canada's, rests on the outcome of a hockey game. Did this athletic contest produce a cure for cancer, a new space drive that will allow us access to the planets, or a way to effectively deal with terrorism? For that matter, did any of the Olympic contests really determine the best athletes in any...