Asking Why. Especially When It’s HardWhen something big happens — especially an act or acts of horrific violence, we often react before asking the most important question — —…Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023
Testimony of Justin Collins to the NYC Council Land Use Committee, Subcommittee on Zoning and…Respected Members of the New York City Council,Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020
Testimony on the Proposed Rezoning of Industry City by Brooklyn CB7 Member Justin CollinsIn November 2019, the leadership of Industry City (“IC”) formally filed its application for the proposed private rezoning of the Industry…Dec 24, 2019Dec 24, 2019
Published inExtra NewsfeedMe, My Appendix, and the Pre-Obamacare EraIn 2008, in the pre-Obamacare era, I had an emergency appendectomy. Now an appendectomy is a relatively simple surgery. Doctors do it all…May 4, 20171May 4, 20171
Published inExtra NewsfeedThe problem with Obama’s Wall Street Speech Isn’t Obama — It’s StructuralWhen it comes down to the $400,000 speech President Obama is giving (or just gave) to a Wall Street firm, my take is a little different.Apr 28, 20174Apr 28, 20174
Published inExtra NewsfeedToo Little, Too Late, Mr. Trump.I can’t applaud Trump for finally making any kind of comment acknowledging anti-Semitism at this point, after it took him so long to do so…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
Published inExtra NewsfeedPretending the System Works: Why Killing Dylann Roof Doesn’t Solve the ProblemIt’s easy to want Dylann Roof dead. He did something absolutely monstrous, killing 9 innocent people and terrorizing a community. He walked…Jan 10, 20171Jan 10, 20171
Published inExtra NewsfeedThe Other Kind of White Folks — White Liberals and their Working-Class BrethrenWe are living in the days of “hot takes” on the white working class. Many of these takes take on one of two positions: first, the orthodox…Nov 17, 20161Nov 17, 20161
Published inExtra NewsfeedDonald Trump’s America, and oursOn November 9, we woke up in Donald Trump’s America, an America that many well-meaning people have sadly blinded themselves to for far too…Nov 9, 20161Nov 9, 20161
