News: Jon Rahm, the 2023 Masters champion, signs with the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour, for $300 million per many reports.

Like a game of whac-a-mole, some number of PGA Tour golfers claim betrayal. Predictably, too, some number of writers scream about 9/11 or Jamal Khashoggi or blood money or sportswashing.

As challenging as it is for some people to read or hear what’s next, these things must be said, because journalism is about the truth.