The United States Ski and Snowboard Association’s decision to send snowboarder Scotty Lago home is a profound overreaction.

Last week, the president of one of the world’s largest democracies, a man who has championed universal health care and whose loyal constituents include unionists, grassroots activists, leftists and socialists, traveled to Copenhagen to make the case that his country should host the 2016 Olympics. But his name wasn’t Barack, and until last Friday, few [...]