Behind the Nate Ball

Behind the Nate Ball is an irreverent look at our society through the perspective of journalist Nathan "Nate" Max. Newspaper editors throughout the nation know Nate well for his attention to detail, accuracy, quick temper, emotional outbursts, and the fact that he can be incredibly difficult to work with.

Nathan Max

Oct 19, 20213 min read

Steep Price Warranted for Vax Holdouts

It’s been a bad week for the sports world’s most notorious anti-vaxxers.

Nathan Max

May 6, 20213 min read

Teen Unfairly Barred From NWSL

Let Olivia Moultrie play.

Nathan Max

May 5, 20213 min read

Honest Republicans in Short Supply

The truth will set you free. That is, unless you’re Liz Cheney, in which case the truth will probably get you fired.

Nathan Max

Apr 21, 20213 min read

Throw the Book at Killer Cops

Derek Chauvin is a convicted murderer, and he needs to be treated as such.

Nathan Max

Mar 21, 20213 min read

Athletes Don't Deserve Online Abuse

What is wrong with these people?

Nathan Max

Mar 16, 20213 min read

Bad Rule Blocks Cal Baptist NCAA Berth

The only undefeated team in Division I women’s college basketball will not be participating in March Madness.

Nathan Max

Mar 10, 20213 min read

Joe Biden Has Unified Americans

The numbers speak for themselves.

Nathan Max

Mar 4, 20213 min read

Ignore GOP on COVID Relief

It’s time to play hardball with Republicans.

Nathan Max

Feb 18, 20213 min read

Good Riddance to Rush Limbaugh

When is it acceptable to celebrate a person’s death?

Nathan Max

Jan 30, 20213 min read

A Fever That Will Not Break

There is a sickness that has overtaken the Republican Party.

Nathan Max

Jan 26, 20213 min read

Republicans: Blame Everyone But Us

The political party of personal responsibility would like you to know that it takes no responsibility.

Nathan Max

Jan 21, 20213 min read

'Democracy Has Prevailed'

President Joe Biden kicked off a new era of American history with a call for unity, hope and an end to division and lies.

Nathan Max

Jan 20, 20213 min read

Legacy of Disgrace

How do we reflect on the last four years of what has been, inarguably, this nation’s most corrupt, scandalous and shameful presidency?

Nathan Max

Jan 15, 20213 min read

Convict Donald Trump

The end is near for America’s first rogue president.

Nathan Max

Jan 10, 20213 min read

Hold the Traitors Accountable

There can be no unity without justice.

Nathan Max

Jan 9, 20213 min read

Unequal Treatment by the Law

What would have happened at the U.S. Capitol if the insurrectionists were Black?

Nathan Max

Jan 6, 20213 min read

Unfit to Serve

Donald Trump is leading an insurrection, and it is time to remove him from office.

Nathan Max

Jan 3, 20213 min read

America Needs Georgia to Deliver Again

Control of the United States Senate and the future of our country will be determined by two runoff races.

Nathan Max

Jan 1, 20213 min read

New Year, New Hope

Changing an arbitrary number on a calendar won’t make all the world’s problems magically disappear.

Nathan Max

Dec 29, 20203 min read

Increase Stimulus Payments to $2,000

Donald Trump is advocating to do the right thing, and his most ardent supporters in Congress are against it.

Nathan Max

Dec 26, 20203 min read

Chaos President Sowing Stimulus Chaos

Unemployment benefits have expired for millions, and nobody knows what Donald Trump plans to do.

Nathan Max

Dec 22, 20203 min read

GOP Doesn't Deserve Early Vaccinations

The same Republicans who have dismissed the virus for months are now rushing to get inoculated from it.

Nathan Max

Dec 18, 20203 min read

'A Bunch of Fuckers'

Jen O'Malley Dillon's harsh description of Republicans in a Glamour magazine article doesn't go far enough.

Nathan Max

Dec 15, 20203 min read

Kick Kelly Loeffler Out of WNBA

It’s time for commissioner Cathy Engelbert to take action against the league’s racist owner.

Nathan Max

Dec 10, 20203 min read

Anti-Democracy Party

There is no depth to which Republicans are unwilling to sink.

Nathan Max

Dec 5, 20203 min read

Trump's Last Gasp

The defeated president is taking crazy town to a whole new level.

Nathan Max

Dec 2, 20203 min read

Don't Patronize Female Athletes

Sarah Fuller is a legitimate champion. She doesn’t need a participation trophy.

Nathan Max

Nov 29, 20203 min read

Selfish Nation

America is a place where individual freedom takes precedence over collective good, and the results of that mindset have been disastrous.

Nathan Max

Nov 26, 20203 min read

Never Quit

Alex Smith delivered a Thanksgiving message that all of America needed to hear Thursday night.

Nathan Max

Nov 22, 20203 min read

Judges Standing Up to Trump

Across the country, they are putting the president and his hapless attorneys in their place.

Nathan Max

Nov 20, 20203 min read

Emily Murphy Betraying America

One Trump-appointed bureaucrat continues to stubbornly stand in the way of the time-honored transition process.

Nathan Max

Nov 18, 20203 min read

Throw Trump off Twitter

How long will the outgoing President of the United States be permitted to continue his daily disinformation campaign?

Nathan Max

Nov 17, 20203 min read

Governors Providing Poor Leadership

The pandemic response from many state leaders across the nation is failing.

Nathan Max

Nov 13, 20203 min read

Humanitarian Crisis

We’ve been warned. Over and over again. And, yet, here we are.

Nathan Max

Nov 11, 20203 min read

Is Trump Plotting Coup?

The president has not conceded defeat, will not cooperate in a transition and is installing loyalists at the Defense Department.

Nathan Max

Nov 8, 20203 min read

Time to Concede

The American people have spoken. The president has lost. It’s time for the man to come to grips with reality.

Nathan Max

Nov 6, 20203 min read

YOU'RE FIRED!

Our four-year national nightmare is almost over.

Nathan Max

Nov 4, 20202 min read

Count the Votes

This election is far from over, despite what Donald Trump told the nation in the middle of the night.

Nathan Max

Nov 3, 20203 min read

Nation on Knife's Edge

All across the country, businesses have boarded shops in anticipation of civil unrest. This is what Donald Trump has brought to America.

Nathan Max

Oct 31, 20203 min read

Good vs. Evil

The choice in Tuesday’s election couldn’t be clearer.

Nathan Max

Oct 28, 20203 min read

America's Worst President

Donald Trump has truly distinguished himself for all the wrong reasons.

Nathan Max

Oct 27, 20203 min read

Biden Win Will Save Lives

Our election is no longer merely a referendum on the incumbent president or a decision about the future direction of this country.

Nathan Max

Oct 22, 20203 min read

Biden Delivers Knockout Punch

Donald Trump fell flat in his final chance to rescue his floundering campaign in front of a national audience Thursday night.

Nathan Max

Oct 20, 20203 min read

Looks No Factor in Hoops-Soccer Split

Sue Bird's claim that WNBA players get less favorable exposure because they're not, "cute little white girls," is way off the mark.

Nathan Max

Oct 15, 20202 min read

A Tale of Two Town Halls

There was quite a contrast in styles on display between the two presidential candidates Thursday night.

Nathan Max

Oct 15, 20203 min read

MAGA is Anti-American

There is nothing “pro-America” about Donald Trump and his supporters.

Nathan Max

Oct 14, 20203 min read

Vote To Save Our Democracy

Every American will have the opportunity to do their small part by overcoming whatever obstacle is placed before them.

Nathan Max

Oct 10, 20203 min read

No Reason to be Undecided

Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on much these days, but we have common ground in our disdain for the indecisive.

Nathan Max

Oct 7, 20203 min read

Pence Fails to Rescue Trump

The vice president had an impossible task Wednesday night. He needed to defend the indefensible.

Nathan Max

Oct 6, 20203 min read

Virus-Infested Madman

For one brief moment over the weekend, it appeared Donald Trump finally grasped the seriousness of the situation. But he hasn't.

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