A Modicum of Class and Civility Returns

The decline of civility in the American culture has been extensively chronicled and bemoaned. Everything from the Beatles to hippie culture to "Saturday Night Live" to Fox to Howard Stern to Borat has been blamed for the unceasing erosion of general decorum in society over the past forty years.

Thankfully, it appears that our long national nightmare may soon be over, at least in part. In a historic reversal, the National Football League will allow its head coaches to wear suits and ties on the sidelines during games for the first time since 1993. Finally, less of this:


And more of this:



Of course, the NFL insists on protecting its lucrative clothing licensing deals, so the coaches may wear any suits they like, so long as they are made by Reebok. Look for them in the newly-opened Men's Formalwear section of your local Sports Chalet.