Literature professor Nicolaus Mills finds political lessons in the story of rising NBA star Jeremy Lin

Friday, February 17, 2012

In The Guardian, Literature professor Nicolaus Mills finds political lessons in the story of rising NBA star Jeremy Lin, stating that a Knicks team dominated by Lin and supporting players with a sense of camaraderie has turned out to be better than a Knicks team of high priced stars looking out for number one. "The NBA's star system," Mills says, "has its parallel in our winner-take-all economy that has made it possible for CEO pay to rise exponentially since the 1960s."