Contraception and religious liberty: a debate liberals don’t want to have
Liberals who support the Obama administration’s rule that requires insurance plans operated by Catholic-affiliated institutions, such as universities and hospitals, to offer contraception generally think that the criticisms raised by Catholic bishops, Republican politicians and other are driven by narrow political concerns, rather than the principle of religious freedom. They ...
Whitney Houston, 1963-2012
How did she hit that note (at 3:38)? What an amazing voice
This week’s articles of note
“In birth control debate, religious beliefs don’t trump rights,” The Atlantic, by Wendy Kaminer
“Obama, explained,” The Atlantic, by James Fallows
“Sex, singles and the presidency,” Forbes, by Joel Kotkin
“Beyond blue part three: the power of infostructure,” The American Interest, by Walter Russell Mead
“Poisoned politics of Keystone ...
The corruption of American politics
From Occupy to the Tea Party, the obsession with corruption is far more damaging to democracy than politicians’ alleged shady dealings.
Read my review of Throw Them All Out, by Peter Schweizer, and Republic, Lost, by ...
This week’s articles of note
“The Obama memos,” The New Yorker, by Ryan Lizza
“Making it in America,” The Atlantic, by Adam Davidson
“Mega-man: the fast, fabulous, fraudulent life of Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom,” Ars Technica, by Sean Gallagher
“How much is an astronaut’s life worth?” Reason, by Adam Zubrin
“Do the classics have a ...
A political fiasco of historic proportions
Obama is ailing, yet the bunch of political misfits posing as Republican presidential candidates can’t make any mileage from that.
Read my spiked article in full here.
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2012!
Hope you enjoy the holiday season, and see you in the new year!
2011’s best articles
Here are my top 10 articles for the year (in alphabetical order by the author’s last name):
“Politics’ fatal therapeutic turn,” Dissent, by Zelda Bronstein
“Condemned to joy: the Western cult of happiness is a mirthless enterprise,” City Journal, by Pascal Bruckner
“Health now: a provocation,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, ...
Blaming all the president’s men
Journalist Ron Suskind’s scintillating account of chaos and dissent in Obama’s White House would be better if he had shaken off his teenage habit of blaming everything on Wall Street.
Read my review of Confidence Men, in ...
Does Moneyball explain baseball?
The movie Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, is now in cinemas. I read and thoroughly enjoyed Michael Lewis’s book, but haven’t had a chance to see the movie yet. But friends have asked what I think about the Moneyball premise – that is, ...
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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