The Russia frenzy gripping Washington
All sides in US politics now make wild, conspiratorial claims.
Read my Spiked article in full here.
Spiked podcast: the Obama legacy
I spoke to Ella Whelan about Barack Obama’s legacy, on the Spiked podcast. You can listen to it here.
Ella also speaks with Tom Slater about the fallout from Theresa May’s Brexit speech, and to Pauline Hadaway about the political crisis in Northern Ireland.
Obama is not your saviour
Sean Collins on the cult of Obama and the crisis of American politics.
Read my Spiked article in full here.
Spiked podcast: Russian hacking hysteria and the threat to democracy
I spoke to Ella Whelan about the hysteria in America over alleged Russian hacking, on the Spiked podcast. You can listen to it here.
Ella also speaks with Brendan O’Neill about the war in Syria, and to Joanna Williams about the rise of gender-neutral language.
Trump: it wasn’t Russia wot won it
It’s the Democrats who threaten to undermine American democracy.
Read my Spiked article in full here.What’s in and what’s out: a guide for the politically fashionable in the Trump era
It’s hard to keep up with fashionable political views. Here is a guide for those trying stay one step ahead as we enter the Trump era.
Out: Disrespecting election results threatens our democracy. In: Disruptions to protest the election results. End the electoral college! Out: Challenging Obama’s legitimacy is racist. In:The rise of Trump – what we got right
In the aftermath of Trump’s election victory, many are trying to explain and make sense of it. But to readers of Spiked and this blog, his win was not ...
Spiked podcast: President Trump: revolter or autocrat?
In this week’s Spiked podcast, I joined Reason editor Nick Gillespie, lawyer and author Wendy Kaminer, and Spiked’s Ella Whelan to discuss Donald Trump’s victory and the aftermath of ...
Revenge of the deplorables
Our US correspondent on Trump and the death of the establishment.
Read my Spiked article in full here.
Neither Trump nor Clinton
Our American correspondent on why neither deserves your ballot.
Read my Spiked article in full here.
ABOUT SEAN COLLINS
I write about American current affairs for Spiked, the online magazine. I am a native New Yorker, and I divide my time between New York City and upstate New York.
In addition to articles for Spiked, The Australian and other publications, I contributed an essay, "BDS: Demonizing Israel, Destroying Free Speech," for the book Unsafe Space: The Crisis of Free Speech on Campus (2016). I also wrote a chapter on New York City's economy for the book London After Recession: A Fictitious Capital? (2012).
My writings have been cited in American Conservative, Arts & Letters Daily, the Financial Times, Fox News, the Huffington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, the New York Times, Real Clear Politics, and the Times of London, among other media.
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