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Brain Bucket: A Series on the American Game of War

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Jan 09, 2022
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Another season of tackling and blocking is almost over. The autumnal ritual of American football and mass fire warfare produce the same characteristic form of brain injury. This is not really an accident, for the game has always been a cultural celebration of the values and tactics of modern battle — one that has traditionally denied or minimized the ha…

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