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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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