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# The American Sports Plutocracy Is Bullshit
- URL: https://memorandom.ghost.io/the-american-sports-plutocracy-is-bullshit/
- Published: 2026-10-24T14:56:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T14:56:43.000Z
- Author: MajorMemo@pm.me

### American sports laws amount to a kind of out-in-the-open conspiracy to help a lucky few billionaires get much, much richer

[The American Sports Plutocracy Is BullshitAmerican sports laws amount to a kind of out-in-the-open conspiracy to help a lucky few billionaires get much, much richer![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/59/3a/593a39a0-1ea9-4eef-9c66-60e11596b0f8/content/images/icon/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2F12efc79e-ae90-4f01-8883-03a7c09ee69e-2Ffavicon-48x48-123f1699-078c-4058-ba42-e70826affc10.jpg)Derek ThompsonDerek Thompson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/59/3a/593a39a0-1ea9-4eef-9c66-60e11596b0f8/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1719521178357-64ac2316f0ea-a270cea4-9116-49db-9a63-50260920a7fd.jpg)](https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-american-sports-plutocracy-is?ref=memorandom.ghost.io)