RENDER UNTO CAESAR. Skip at The Sports Economist finds parallels between medieval cathedral building and postmodern stadium building.

We are wealthier these days, and can afford some degree of state-sponsored extravagance when it comes to building stadiums. But I find the cathedral cost story compelling. And the principle remains the same centuries down the road -- the opportunity costs to resource mis-allocation are real, and potentially quite large.

But who is to be the Martin Luther to challenge the selling of indulgences -- or is it overpriced braaaats -- for the renovation of Lambert Lambeau Field