Tag: Political Views:Panel At SUNY Fredonia Talks Democracy Challenges

Raymond Rushboldt speaks during a SUNY Fredonia panel, “Democracy Under Attack.” At left are Michael Williams and Kerry Fischer. P-J photo by M.J. Stafford Panelists discussed challenges to democracy at a SUNY Fredonia event, “Democracy Under Attack,” last week in the Williams Center. The first panelist was Kerry Fischer, an assistant professor at the school. She discussed the intersection between sports and politics — and described how athletes are under pressure to “stay out of politics.” She noted how LeBron James was attacked by Laura Ingraham on Fox News for his political comments in a 2018 interview. “Her feeling was, ‘You’re an athlete, you’re making millions of dollars, your job is to d...