Brooklyn Public Library
This past weekend I took my seven-year-old son to our local library, the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza.
He wanted to go so that he could learn more about the French Revolution (having had his curiosity piqued ...
Crash talk
There’s a lot of talk going around today about an imminent market crash. Get a load of what investor and renowned Dow Theory Letters author Richard Russell has to say (via Pragmatic Capitalism):
Do your friends a favor. Tell them to “batten down the hatches” because there’s a HARD RAIN ...
Will the US gain from Europe’s crisis?
Economist Tim Duy thinks so. Duy says the Eurozone’s problems will be a “net positive” for the US:
Bottom Line: The European crisis, by keeping US interest rates in check and oil prices low, may do more to help the US recovery than hurt it. In the process, however, ...
Why Greece matters
The economic turmoil in southern Europe shows that, far from going away, the global financial crisis has entered a dangerous new phase.
You can read my spiked article in full here.
This week’s articles of note
“‘For trusting my daughter, I was treated as a criminal,'” spiked, by Nancy McDermott
“The case for economic doom and gloom,” The New Republic, by John Judis
“The war on working class culture,” Democracy Institute, by Patrick Basham and John Luik [need to scroll down]
“Falling for the myth ...
Who is Elena Kagan?
Yes, like you, I’ve read the profiles in the New York Times and Washington Post. But I’m still no wiser: I still don’t have a clue as to what she thinks.
My question and concern is not because Kagan has never been a judge before; although judicial experience has ...
Unhappy meals: ban on fast-food toys is an attack on parental authority
This video tells the story of a move by Santa Clara county in California to ban restaurants from giving toys along with their fast-food meals.
To many, the ...
Deal with Fannie and Freddie now
A Financial Times’ editorial announces that “financial reform is coming to the US”. But the Obama administration is trying to ensure that reform of the so-called “toxic twins” – the mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – doesn’t come to the US anytime soon.
Fannie and Freddie were taken ...
Gulf oil spill: don’t run away from risks
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from the accident on the BP-owned drilling rig known as Deepwater Horizon occurred almost three weeks ago, and it has incurred a terrible toll. Eleven died, hundreds have had their economic livelihoods disrupted, and there is significant damage to the environment.
BP, assisted ...
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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