Michael Owen
Michael Owen lives in a New York City walk-up with two young Chihuahuas, two middle-aged cats, and an ancient six-foot Steinway. Between triathlons, he writes about athletics and creativity in his Substack newsletter, Western Coffee: @western.coffee.
The Sun Interview
Persons of Interest
Sean Vanatta on the Unchecked Rise of the Credit Industry
The idea that a certain kind of people are worthy of credit is entirely a social construct based around an idealized vision of society. Those same people who got credit also got all the other benefits of living in postwar America.
March 2026
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