May 24, 2012

Is Barack Obama the King of Pop?

Some still define the president by comparison with someone else

May 17, 2012

Titillating tales to tickle the board

Bosses of other companies should pay heed to Best Buy chief’s fall

May 10, 2012

When it’s time to dress the part

Zuckerberg take note: at a certain age you should leave the hoodie at home

May 3, 2012

We didn’t ask. But he did tell

An anti-gay talk-show host has embarked on a flight of sexual fantasy

Apr 26, 2012

Hear the roar from that old empty core

Bill Clinton has reportedly been offering Obama some pugilistic advice

Apr 19, 2012

Let’s find out who sent these nobodies

I suspect some political pundits are up to no good

Apr 12, 2012

Less effort, more money? Me too!

I can see similarities in the lives of columnists and presidential candidates, writes Gary Silverman

Mar 29, 2012

My hoodie and me forever

Hooded sweatshirts have become the focus of controversy in the US

Mar 22, 2012

A familiar silence greets Indiana guns

Plenty of Americans see more weapons as the solution to gun violence, writes Gary Silverman

Mar 15, 2012

What do they do at MF Global?

Much of high finance isn’t all that complicated, writes Gary Silverman

Mar 8, 2012

Mister Obama’s Neighborhood

The president follows in the good-hearted footsteps of Fred Rogers

Feb 23, 2012

America’s secret love for ‘illegals’

The love that dare not speak its name is out of the political closet

Feb 16, 2012

Out of nowhere – it’s Lin-credible!

Big Apple is cock-a-hoop over basketball ace

Feb 9, 2012

He came, he saw and he confided

The retirement of its PR chief shows Goldman wants to turn over a new leaf

Feb 2, 2012

When dynasties talk about ‘Dad’

Jeb Bush’s reference to his father is indicative of a growing arrogance among society’s elite, writes Gary Silverman

Jan 26, 2012

Venus in Furs at the Bull and Bear

I’ll never look at the men in suits in quite the same way

Jan 19, 2012

Rockin’ the boat: a call for casinos

New York’s attitude to gambling has always been inconsistent

Jan 12, 2012

Politics and the American language

Orwell provides some of the best commentary for those interested in the Republican debates

Jan 5, 2012

A hit for Kelly and for America?

I’m not sure whether this week’s Iowa presidential caucus was good for the country, but it helped Kelly Clarkson, writes Gary Silverman

Dec 15, 2011

Bright lights, big political problems

Thanks to political developments this week, people here in the New York area can finally support one of their own in the 2012 presidential election. The funny thing is, that contest isn’t in the US, it’s in Russia

About Gary

Gary Silverman Gary Silverman was appointed US News Editor, based in New York, in May 2006. Previously, he was the marketing correspondent, based in London, and the US banking editor, based in New York.

Prior to joining the FT, he was the money and banking editor of BusinessWeek, a business writer for Newsday, Hong Kong correspondent with the Far Eastern Economic Review and a Malaysia correspondent for Bloomberg Business News.

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