Gary Vay-ner-chuk on wine
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This week’s articles of note
“Building a better teacher,” The New York Times Magazine, by Elizabeth Green
“Hotheaded Emanuel may be White House voice of reason,” Washington Post, by Jason Horowitz
“Undying creed: the acceleration of our exceptionalism,” World Affairs, by Joel Kotkin
“What happened to New York’s moxie?” Foreign Policy, by James Traub
From post-modern formalism to moral questioning
Paul Auster’s latest novel, Invisible, is a meditation upon the transition from adolescence to adulthood. It explores the intensity of experiences in that period, and how our ...
Health debate: Republicans offer career advice to Dems
So, it looks like President Obama and the Democrats in congress might finally make a run at passing healthcare reform legislation.
Obama today urged congress to arrange an “up or down vote” on the measure (by which he means the congressional tactic called “reconciliation”, which requires a simple majority). He wants a ...
Ravitch: school firings “mean and punitive”
Speaking to the US Chamber of Commerce on Monday, President Obama praised the Rhode Island school board that dismissed the entire Central Falls High School faculty and staff (93 in total).
This came as he was outlining his proposal to offer $900 million in federal grants to states and school districts that take drastic ...
Stiglitz gives Obama high marks
(Video: Joseph Stiglitz)
In this excerpt from a recent talk, Joseph Stiglitz says Obama’s economic policy should be graded an A+, if only because his policy is much ...
The Coffee Party?
The New York Times reports today on the rise of a group formed in response to the Tea Party – the Coffee Party.
But for a group based on a more caffeinated drink, the Coffee Party seems far less agitated than their Tea counterparts. The party aims to “support leaders who work toward ...
Morgan’s study
During the Panic of 1907, as Wall Street was crashing down and the contagion was spreading globally, JP Morgan, then 70 years old, summoned the heads of New York’s banks and trusts to his library and study. He ...
Fannie and Freddie: a problem, not the problem
The FT reports today that two Republicans in the House, Darrell Issa and Jim Jordan, have called for an investigation into the use of US government funds to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two mortgage companies that were taken into government “conservatorship” in September 2008. The congressmen’s ...
What a way to end the Olympics
Yesterday’s USA-Canada gold medal hockey game was one of the most exciting games I’ve ever watched.
After the USA incredibly scored with 24 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime, I thought the USA had destiny on its side, but no. Canada, from coast to coast, went wild after winning, and deservedly ...
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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