The Social Responsibility of the NFL is to Make Money
Is the NFL supposed to maximize its business or satisfy the cultural preferences of its critics? This February 2026 satire uses Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show to test the consistency of Milton Friedman’s argument about corporate responsibility and profits.
In a fictional Dallas sports bar, an owner wants a full room while an old friend wants him to change the channel. An imagined Friedman visits the NFL boardroom to ask which audience the business is trying to reach. Behind both arguments is Marco, the dishwasher too busy working to watch. The story considers global audiences…
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