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Aug. 17, 2017

Trump’s fumble

Football season will soon be upon us: that crisp time of year when brass horns gleam in the autumn sun, the biggest boys on campus do the concussion waltz, and ninnies toss rolls of toilet tissue into the azure sky.

James Attridge

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U Denver School of Law

James is an attorney and mediator in San Francisco. He is writing a book about presidential legal careers.

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Trump’s fumble
Gerald Ford on the football field at the University of Michigan in 1933. (Gerald Ford Library)

Football season will soon be upon us: that crisp time of year when brass horns gleam in the autumn sun, the biggest boys on campus do the concussion waltz, and ninnies toss rolls of toilet tissue into the azure sky. On Friday nights, upwards of 40,000 fans will stuff high school stadiums in Florida and Texas so their school taxes can be put to good use as the teenagers entertain the adults.

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