A not-so Sterling attack on free speech
The LA Clippers owner has been hounded out of the NBA for a speech crime.
Read my spiked article in full here.
The purge of gay-marriage heretics begins
The ousting of Brendan Eich from Mozilla because of his views on gay marriage sets a dangerous precedent.
Read my spiked article in full here.
Recent articles of note
“Al-Qa’ida, the second act: Why the global ‘war on terror’ went wrong,” The Independent, by Patrick Cockburn
“How finance gutted manufacturing,” Boston Review, by Suzanne Berger
“Why are so many traders (literally) killing themselves?” Bloomberg, by Barry Ritholtz
“Those nonsensical ‘Google bus’ attacks,” Wall Street Journal, by Malchow
“Put ...
Who are the real bigots in the St. Pat’s spat?
Gay-rights groups are becoming the enforcers of social conformism.
Read my spiked article in full here.
The West’s double standards on Ukraine
Our leaders claim to be defending Ukrainian sovereignty. In fact, they’re overriding it.
Read my spiked article in full here.
Recent articles of note
“The domestic basis of American power,” Lawfare, by Francis Fukuyama
“What’s gone wrong with democracy,” The Economist
“The dangers of democracy,” The New York Review of Books, by John Gray [Review of The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy from World War I to the Present, by David Runciman]
Incompetent imperialists reign in Ukraine
The meddling of the US and the EU has produced nothing but chaos.
Read my spiked article in full here.
Recent articles of note
“The terms of our surrender,” New York Times, by Ross Douthat
“This is no recovery, this is a bubble – and it will burst,” The Guardian, by Ha-Joon Chang
“Forget what the pundits tell you, coastal cities are old news – it’s the sunbelt that’s booming,” Daily Beast, by ...
Ukraine: undemocratic uprising backed by incompetent imperialists
A corrupt leader, relying on police and military for support, is in power. Protesters who take to the streets, and get beaten back by riot police, must represent the people and democracy, right? No, not necessarily, and ...
Recent articles of note
“Mann vs. Steyn: the trial of the century,” Real Clear Politics, by Robert Tracinski
“Fear and loathing at Wellesley,” Wall Street Journal, by Lenore Skenazy
“Should neo-Nazis be allowed free speech?” The Daily Beast, by Thane Rosenbaum
“Why mass shootings haven’t ushered in a new age of gun control,” ...
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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