This week’s articles of note
“The two faces of American education,” The New York Review of Books, by Andrew Delbanco [Review of books by Diane Ravitch and Michelle Rhee]
“The closing of Diane Ravitch’s mind,” City Journal, by Sol Stern
“California’s new feudalism benefits a few at the expense of the multitude,” The Daily ...
US shutdown: the abdication of the political class
The shutdown shows how lost and immature US rulers have become.
Read my spiked article in full here.
America’s dysfunctional political class shuts down government
After the US Congress and the White House were unable to reach agreement over the budget and keep government finances flowing, a “shutdown” was introduced this morning. Some 800,000 federal workers will be furloughed, and more than a million other employees will work without pay. Although the dispute could be ...
This week’s articles of note
“Finding racism where it’s not as blatant, and inventing it where it’s not present,” Washington Examiner, by Timothy P. Carney
“If you send your kid to a private school, you are a bad person,” Slate, by Allison Benedikt
“People don’t fear climate change enough,” Bloomberg, by Cass Sunstein
“Free ...
Obama turns to congress to try to salvage his Syria folly
President Obama’s supporters praised his announcement on Saturday that he would seek congressional approval for an attack on Syria.
Some commentators referred to it as a historic departure from previous practice. Journalist Walter Shapiro wrote: “The president’s decision to go to Congress represents an historic turning point. It may ...
Obama’s unserious approach to Syria threatens deadly consequences
Has there ever been a military action so telegraphed in advance as the US threats to bomb Syria?
According to un-named US “senior officials” speaking to the New York Times (and seemingly every other news outlet), we know that the action will be “limited”, “perhaps lasting no more than one ...
This week’s articles of note
“The great Oberlin College racism hoax of 2013,” Legal Insurrection, by William A. Jacobson
“Doing things together doesn’t mean a big government program,” Washington Examiner, by Timothy Carney
“How Obama has abused the Patriot Act,” Los Angeles Times, by Jim Sensenbrenner
“The real reason college costs so much,” Wall Street ...
Big, bad America, slayed by a communique
Why’s no one talking about the fact-lite, frenzied shutting of US embassies?
Read my spiked article in full here.
This week’s articles of note
“Weiner, Filner: Therapy and the art of political cleansing,” Los Angeles Times, by Meghan Daum
“Going for Bolingbroke,” New York Times, by Ross Douthat
“The danger of Clinton fatigue,” Slate, by John Dickerson
“Mitch Daniels’ gift to academic freedom,” Wall Street Journal, by Benno Schmidt
“The childless city,” City ...
Who’s really promoting prejudice?
The pro-Trayvon campaign shows how illiberal “anti-racism” has become.
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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