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+ textbook case of demagoguery US Edition - Today's top story: Why India and Pakistan's T20 cricket

+ textbook case of demagoguery US Edition - Today's top story: Why India and Pakistan's T20 cricket showdown in New York is such a big deal [View in browser]( US Edition | 8 June 2024 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( On Thursday, the U.S. national cricket team pulled off a shocking upset by defeating Pakistan at the T20 World Cup. The success of Team USA couldn’t have come at a better time for American promoters of the game. The biennial tournament, which features national teams playing a shorter version of cricket, is being held in the U.S. and the West Indies for the first time. Pakistan, meanwhile, has had only a couple of days to regroup before its big match tomorrow against its longtime rival, India. For cricket fans among North America’s South Asian diaspora, it’s the sporting event of the year, and ticket prices have been going for as high as $50,000. A group of scholars of culture, communication and sports [explore the roots of this historic rivalry](, which transcend the pitch and tell a story of colonization, religion and politics. This week we also liked articles about how [Alaska’s Yakutat people]( are coping with seal scarcity, [partisanship in school board elections](, and what to look for in [prenatal supplements](. [ [The latest on philanthropy and nonprofits. Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Giving Today.](] Nick Lehr Arts + Culture Editor Virat Kohli of India celebrates after the final run is scored during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in October 2022. Darrian Traynor/ICC via Getty Images [Why India and Pakistan’s T20 cricket showdown in New York is such a big deal]( Umer Hussain, Wilkes University; M. Fahad Humayun, University of Evansville; Simran Kaur Sethi, University of Oklahoma; Steve Bien-Aime, University of Kansas Tickets are going for as high as $40,000 on the secondary market. 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Whose backside are we looking back at? [Man wearing sleeveless white t-shirt tucked into blue jeans, viewed from behind.] - A. Rocker Bruce Springsteen - B. Country star Ricky Skaggs - C. President Ronald Reagan - D. The cowboy from The Village People [Test your knowledge]( - - More of The Conversation Like this newsletter? You might be interested in our weekly and biweekly emails: • [Weekly Highlights]( • [Science Editors' Picks]( • [Giving Today]( [New!] • [This Week in Religion]( • [Politics Weekly]( • [Global Perspectives]( • [Global Economy & Business]( Follow us on social media: • [Bluesky]( • [Mastodon]( • [Threads]( • [Nostr]( • [LinkedIn]( • [Instagram]( • [Facebook]( • Or [get a daily text from us]( - - About The Conversation We're a nonprofit news organization dedicated to bringing you facts and trustworthy analysis to [help you make sense of our complex world](. We can give away our articles thanks to the help of foundations, universities and readers like you. 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