Michael J. Woods has written for GQ, the New York Daily News, the New York Observer and ESPN The Magazine. He was a staff writer at New York Newsday from 1999 to 2003, and is currently writing his first book, "Everything I Learned In Life, I Learned From A Fight -- Life's Lessons, One Black Eye At A Time." Woods has also covered the pro boxing beat for 10 years, so the subterranean scheming in the political arena is familiar territory for him. He's getting married, for the first and last time, on Oct. 14. You can email him at MJWoods99@aol.com.

Blog Entries by Michael Woods

For Direction, Tiger Woods Can Look To Kobe Bryant, Eliot Spitzer

Posted December 15, 2009 | 01:22 AM (EST)


For those who might believe that it is over for Tiger Woods, that the adoration from fans and media will cease, that the endorsement spigot of Goldman-level money is permanently shut off, that this scandal has irrevocably, indelibly scarred Tiger, and that he will never recover, let me offer...

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Boxer Killed, Lessons Learned: Let the Wallet Go, and Our Gun Policy Is Crazy

4 Comments | Posted July 29, 2009 | 08:03 PM (EST)


Virtually every human being deserves the benefit of the doubt upon their passing. As we ponder a man's time upon this plane, we try to err on the side of generosity as we assess his time on Earth, and his accomplishments, if for no other reason than we ourselves would...

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When McCain Called His Wife The "C" Word

Posted October 31, 2008 | 10:35 AM (EST)


Knock on wood, but it's feeling like Team Obama has run a damn near flawless campaign as we count down to D-Day, when we all decide whether we desire a serene, cerebral, empathetic person in the White House, or we choose another emotionally stunted Top Gunner who is destined to...

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James Frey is Still Full of Crap. But is He Ready to Rumble?

Posted January 27, 2006 | 03:33 PM (EST)


I mean, if I come out of this experience with anything, it's being a better person and learning from my mistakes and making sure that I don't repeat them. --James Frey to Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Jan. 26, 2206

If anyone could get James Frey to see...

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Republicans to Boxers: "Drop Dead"

Posted November 23, 2005 | 12:05 PM (EST)


On November 16th, the House of Representatives rejected a bill that would have forced the formation of a federal regulatory body which would have attempted to address some of the ills that infect the savage science.

The scorecard read: 233 against the bill, 190 for the bill which would have...

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Somewhere, At This Moment

Posted September 15, 2005 | 10:00 PM (EST)


Somewhere, at this moment, a woman in your town is looking online to purchase a raft. She comprehends, even through she voted for the President, that this administration doesn't really care about her and her family during a catastrophic emergency. The woman is black.

Somewhere, at this moment, a man...

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