The Judgment and Justification of Todd Gurley

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE a good controversy to suddenly flip a college football fan from dogmatic rule-follower to ethical relativist. Some people loathe the sense of importance our society places on sports -- and I'm inclined to agree -- but I also think it provides a small window into the soul of our culture, some of the issues I tackle in a fictional way in Dead in the Water.

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