Charles P. Pierce is a staff writer for Grantland and the author of Idiot America. He writes regularly for Esquire, is the lead writer for Esquire.com’s Politics blog, and is a frequent guest on NPR. Columns Podcasts Video Columns December 15, 2014 ACC The FSU Problem Filed under The Triangle December 8, 2014 College Football The Ol’ Z-Spank Smash: The Crimson Tide Win … Again Filed under The Triangle December 1, 2014 MLB William Randolph Jeter: Shortstop Turns Media Mogul, Hilarity Ensues Filed under The Triangle November 24, 2014 NFL You Know Me, I’m Your Friend: DEA Raids and the NFL’s Painkiller Crisis Filed under The Triangle November 17, 2014 College Football Roll Brand! Alabama’s Win and the Problem With the New College Football Playoff Filed under The Triangle November 11, 2014 NBA King Beats Brow: Witnessing NBA Present and Future in Cleveland Filed under The Triangle November 5, 2014 College Basketball Angles and Angels: Lauren Hill, Mountain Ridge High, and the American Myth of Sportsmanship Filed under The Triangle October 28, 2014 College Football The Tar Heels’ State: Academic Scandal, Big Money, No Surprises Filed under The Triangle October 22, 2014 NHL Cerebral Commotion: Patrice Bergeron’s Quiet Concussion Radicalism Filed under The Triangle October 13, 2014 NFL And the Gambling Gods Wept: A Visit to the Meadowlands for Broncos-Jets Filed under The Triangle Load More Results Podcasts No results Videos No Results