John Cassidy (journalist)
Encyclopedia
John Cassidy is a British-American journalist and author. He is a staff writer at The New Yorker
and a contributor to The New York Review of Books
, having previously been an editor at The Sunday Times
of London
and a deputy editor at the New York Post
. He is the author of Dot.con : the greatest story ever sold which examines the dot-com bubble
, and How markets fail : the logic of economic calamities, which combines a skeptical history of economics with an analysis of the housing bubble and credit bust.
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
and a contributor to The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books is a fortnightly magazine with articles on literature, culture and current affairs. Published in New York City, it takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity...
, having previously been an editor at The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (UK)
The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper, distributed in the United Kingdom. The Sunday Times is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International, which is in turn owned by News Corporation. Times Newspapers also owns The Times, but the two papers were founded...
of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and a deputy editor at the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
. He is the author of Dot.con : the greatest story ever sold which examines the dot-com bubble
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
, and How markets fail : the logic of economic calamities, which combines a skeptical history of economics with an analysis of the housing bubble and credit bust.