Canceling American Athletes to Punish Russia: The 1980 Moscow Olympics Boycott

Tags: Antipolitics

03/23/2022 William L. Anderson

Today, we see Russian athletes, artists, and musicians punished because of their government's invasion of Ukraine. The last time Russia invaded another country, President Jimmy Carter decided to punish American Olympic athletes.

Original Article: "Canceling American Athletes to Punish Russia: The 1980 Moscow Olympics Boycott"

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