Delivering the 2018 CSSOR Distinguished Scholar Address, Professor Andrew Zimbalist appears regularly with commentary on sports and public policy in the national media. He is author of Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup, Rio 2016: Olympic Myths, Hard Realities, and coauthor with Chris Dempsy of No Boston Olympics: How and Why Smart Cities are Passing on the Torch.