Ryan Gorman

Bio

Ryan's work has been featured in the NY Daily News, Gothamist and the Wall Street Letter. His work has been cited by both the Colbert Report and Time Magazine's website. Ryan worked on Wall Street for five years before returning to school to finish a degree in journalism at St. John's University.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker finally found a union he doesn’t want to bust: the NFL Referees Union. Fans, players, and just about anyone who saw the controversial ending to Monday night’s Green Bay Packers-Seattle Seahawks game came out in…
Japan and China going to war over the Senkaku Islands is about as likely the Cubs winning the World Series, according to an expert based in Asia.  Reports of China maneuvering 11 warships into Japanese-controlled waters near the resource-rich,…
Much fanfare has been made about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s considerable wealth this election cycle. While Romney is remarkably wealthy, where would he stand among the 10 wealthiest presidents in U.S. history if elected into…
When Mariano Rivera tore his ACL shagging fly balls in the outfield on Thursday night before the Yankees game against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, the team lost the greatest closer in baseball history. 608 saves and a 2.21 ERA in…
Junior Seau’s death at 43, from an apparent suicide, has provided a household name for those who claim the NFL needs to change. Their argument is that the league is to blame for the players who suffer so many brain injuries. The problem with their…
What a difference preparation makes. If the Obama administration’s best laid plans came to fruition yesterday, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli’s defense of Obamacare would have gone as well as Paul Clement’s challenge of the bill went on day three…
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, the Obama administration's legal representation in the Supreme Court's health care debate, has had better days. From the beginning on Tuesday — the second day of the Court's oral arguments — the hearing did not go…
The Obama administration might want to ask for a court-appointed attorney or try to bring Johnny Cochran back from the grave, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli is as overmatched in Supreme Court oral arguments as Tim Tebow was against the Patriots…
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has flip-flopped again, this time in regards to his 1996 endorsement of Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter’s failed presidential run. Santorum’s continuous backtracking during the primaries is becoming…
With all the furor about pink slime, there seems to be confusion as to what exactly it is. People are jumping on this band wagon like it’s Kony 2012 all over again. Let’s take a closer look at what it is and why it isn’t actually as bad for you as…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has made it clear that he does not want his employees to “seek advantage” from “Muppetgate.” Though many may see this as honor among thieves, I see it as the logical thing to do. Reuters obtained a copy of an e-mail…
Many people dream of leaving their job in a blaze of glory. Telling everyone you work with to go fly a kite is a fantasy usually only played out in movies and minimum wage burger shacks. Goldman Sachs Executive Director Greg Smith not only lived out…
For the first time in a long time, the labor numbers released last week by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics painted a positive picture of the labor market with some weakness in consumer spending sector-related jobs. The economy is improving, but…
The AP has unearthed a substantial amount of information pointing to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his former staffers using private e-mail accounts to conduct state business while he was the governor of Massachusetts. Though not…
The U.S. economy continued its recovery and added 227,000 jobs in February, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. This topped expected gains of 210,000 and sent stocks up at the opening bell on Friday. Though this is great news, there are…
Everyone with an iOS, Android, or Windows Mobile device living in an urban area uses Yelp. If you are reading this right now and thinking to yourself that not everyone does, YOU are the only one. Trust me. Their IPO has proven that social media is…
Millennials are starting to make their marks in the world of business and politics. Naturally that leads to millennials climbing up the journalistic ladder of excellence as well. Here are the top young financial journalists you should already be…
In the martini lunch-fueled, fast-talking, tailored suit-wearing world of Wall Street, Gordon Gekko is a cult hero. Michael Douglas, who played the character, though, never intended Gekko to be the reason people flocked to the Street in droves. Now,…
The much hyped military action drama Act of Valor opens nationwide this weekend. It is the latest in a long line of movies, TV shows, and video games focusing on war and combat. The amount of readily available war-related content is at an all-time…
Amid the atrocities being committed by the Syrian army against its own civilian population was the death of an American journalist unknown to most Americans. Marie Colvin was a war reporter for the Sunday Times of London, murdered by Syrian troops…