NFL's even-handedness is hard to value, yet it may prove the league's most important asset should other American sports continue to face battles between the haves and the have-nots.

ECONOMIST: American sports: Teamwork | The

This partly reflects some Europeans' long-standing resentment of what they see as America's high-handedness.

ECONOMIST: Europe and the United States

This mixture of sloppiness, lack of communication and high-handedness gives the IPCC's critics a lot to work with.

ECONOMIST: Glaciers and the IPCC