Media
Media outlets often ask me to comment on policy implications of my research. Here are links to selected publications and podcasts where I provide general commentary that is broadly applicable across the country. You may find them more digestible than my academic research papers.
Print/Online
Reason (7/8/2025) “There’s No Good Reason for Cities and States To Build or Subsidize Sports Stadiums”
The Economist (6/3/2024) “A new wave of stadium-building is busting budgets in America”
The Journalist’s Resource (4/11/2024) “Covering sports stadium financing? Read these 4 tips”
The Journalist’s Resource (4/10/2024) “Public funding for sports stadiums: A primer and research roundup”
Washington Post (4/5/2024) “A sports stadium boom is coming to America. Is that a good thing?”
New York Times (3/21/2024) “States Have Spent $25 Billion to Woo Hollywood. Is It Worth It?”
Associated Press (12/23/2023) “Plans abounding for new sports stadiums across the US, carrying hefty public costs”
Bloomberg (12/16/2023) “The Dream of the Suburban Sports District Can Be a Nightmare for Taxpayers”
Podcasts
The Reason Interview (1/28/2026) “The Real Reason You Pay for NFL Stadiums”
Hang Up and Listen, Slate (1/5/2026) “Kansas Bends the Knee for the NFL: Why fumble the giant bag of taxpayer money when you can simply hand it over?”
Urban Affairs Review (9/25/2025) Series: “The Collapse of Philadelphia’s Arena Megaproject”
Effectively Wild, FanGraphs (5/8/2024) “The State of Stadium Funding”
JPAM’s Closer Look (2/6/2024) “Should the Public Fund Professional Sports Stadiums?”
Political Economy, AEI (11/11/2022) “The Case Against Stadium Subsidies”