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Andrew Sullivan
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2008
Andrew Sullivan wrote The Daily Dish, a political and cultural commentary blog hosted at The Atlantic, covering politics, media, and current events.
What HN saysHN commenters like his system of publishing selected reader emails and cite his posts as sources on current events and culture.
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Most-shared posts
- 1The Revolution Will Be Twittered2 people · 42 points · first shared 2009 · 41 comments on HN
- 2What a fig is.1 people · 239 points · first shared 2010 · 84 comments on HN
- 3How Our Professional Elites Are Hired1 people · 88 points · first shared 2010 · 31 comments on HN
- 4In Praise of Silence1 people · 75 points · first shared 2009 · 11 comments on HN
- 5How Good Was 538?1 people · 71 points · first shared 2008 · 43 comments on HN
- 6When Papers Quit Calling Waterboarding 'Torture'1 people · 31 points · first shared 2010 · 26 comments on HN
- 7The Autistic Surfer1 people · 29 points · first shared 2009 · 11 comments on HN
- 8Quote For The Day1 people · 4 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 9Atlantic Monthly Redesign1 people · 3 points · first shared 2010 · 1 comments on HN
- 10Being and Time [video]1 people · 2 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 11The beer belly of America (bars vs. grocery stores, mapped)1 people · 1 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 12A Just World1 people · 1 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 13Drunk History: Nikola Tesla1 people · 1 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 14Class and the Wealth of Nations1 people · 1 points · first shared 2009 · discussion on HN
- 15Investing And Asperger's1 people · 1 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
Hagelin · 2010-08-22
I really like Andrew Sullivan’s simple system, soliciting readers to comment via email and then selectively publishing those he believes create and add to an ongoing conversation.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
MaysonL · 2011-03-21
Perhaps it's a myth?
See: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/03/why-no-lo…
dschobel · 2010-01-15
I nominate this picture: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/01/goldblog-…
indiejade · 2009-12-24
This is relevant to start-up culture.
Employers would be induced to cover their employees through a combination of tax credits and penalties.
The cost of doing a start-up just went up, but overall, I think it's a good thing, since taxpayers would end up paying for it indirectly, anyway.
A neat visual: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e201287674f36…
and note that without the reform, women would be charged 48 percent more(!)
gruseom · 2009-06-26
I agree with Andrew Sullivan:
There are two things to say about him. He was a musical genius; and he was an abused child.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/thinking-…
siavosh · 2009-06-14
A good counterpoint: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/the-revol…
scottkduncan · 2011-02-28
> "I don't want to sound like I'm attacking you, but the fact that you were able to start a company without providing health insurance or a salary sufficient to buy it individually is itself a problem."
There is a big difference between financial compensation and offering health insurance for entrepreneurs. Startups frequently pay low salaries (ones that may not support the high cost of health insurance) in return for an equity stake that offers the possibility of a high future payout. You cannot similarly defer health care benefits: when cash is tight, you either offer costly benefits at the expense of other priorities or leave your employees without health insurance. This tradeoff is not present if the insurance system isn't employer-based.
Of course this is only part of the explanation for how our system impedes entrepreneurship. One way or another, we're all paying an absurd amount just to keep us (somewhat) healthy.
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/02/chart-of-…