Legal Commentary

On the Tiger Myth

By Tom Kirkendall

I really didn't think that I would do more than one post on the Tiger Woods affair, but a couple of recent articles merit taking the topic up one last time.

First, in this weekend op-ed piece, the NY Times' Frank Rich piously excoriates Woods and his handlers for promoting a myth about Woods that was as fictitious as the pre-collapse myths about Enron (among others).

Of course, Rich fails to comprehend that the mainstream media's myths about Enron after its demise weren't any closer to the truth.

Meanwhile, Golf Digest's Jaime Diaz -- the golf writer who has known Woods the longest and best -- provides this far more insightful article on Woods' life, as well as the expectations and pressures that may have contributed to his secret life.

Morality plays are easy to embrace. The truth is usually more nuanced and difficult, but ultimately much more fulfilling to understand.

Full post as published by Houston's Clear Thinkers on December 22, 2009 (boomark / email).