Occupy Wall Street: elite befriend middle-class freaks
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demonstration in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan reached the one-month mark yesterday. Few would have predicted when it started that it would gain as much attention as it has, or spread to other cities around the world.
What began as a gathering of a few hundred generally younger adults is now said to ...
This week’s articles of note
“Half baked: UC Berkeley’s diversity machine loses its mind over cupcakes,” City Journal, by Heather Macdonald
“Former Obama budget chief: Forget democracy. How about rule by technocrats and independent commissions?” Reason, by Peter Suderman
“Panic?” The American Interest, by Walter Russell Mead [On the world economic crisis]
“Back to ...
To think, unplug your machines
Advice from IBM on how to foster innovative thinking. Employees are given time on Friday to just think, away from the office cubicle.
This week’s articles of note
“The responsibility of intellectuals, redux,” The Boston Review, by Noam Chomsky
“The Fed’s dual mandate responsibilities and challenges of monetary policy,” Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, by Charles Evans
“Obama’s economic trifecta: how the President helped kill progressivism, capitalism and moderation,” Forbes, by Joel Kotkin
“Special report: the future ...
After 11 September: their “resilience”, and ours
New Yorkers demonstrated true bravery and heroism in response to 9/11. The same cannot be said for America’s political leaders.
Read my spiked article in full here.
This week’s articles of note
“Day’s end: The 9/11 decade is over. The terrorists lost. But who won?” New York, by Frank Rich
“Amid the memorials, ambiguity and ambivalence,” The New York Times, by Edward Rothstein [on 9/11 commemorations]
“Capitalism – what comes next?” Thought Economics [Edmund Phelps interviewed by Vikas Shah]
“Struggling with ...
What the hurricane hype reveals about NYC
City Hall’s overreaction to Irene suggests New York City is losing its reputation for toughness and swagger.
Read my spiked article in full here.
Irene response shows New York has lost its swagger
Thankfully, Hurricane Irene was not as bad as some had feared. Did the experience tell us anything about life in New York and the US today? I think so – here are some observations:
The emergence of Irene was something to take seriously. It was not fully clear how strong the hurricane would be by the ...This week’s articles of note
“One more thing…,” TechCrunch, by M.G. Siegler [on Steve Jobs’ resignation]
“Crime and the great recession,” City Journal, by James Q. Wilson
“Perry’s GOP shock treatment,” New York, by John Heilemann
“Let’s be honest: we’re in a depression, not a recession, and there’s no end in sight,” The New ...
President Obama’s Summertime Blues
Yes, his approval ratings have plummeted, but Republicans shouldn’t gloat: Americans have had it with the whole political class.
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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