American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

Greasing the skids towards
reducing oil consumption

Response to “Pain at the Pump and Beyond” in the NYTimes:
I am sure that others will make this point as well, but let me bring it up because it is not in the essay: the price of oil is also increasing rapidly because of the speculation of the market.
The Saudis pointed this out [...]

The only man who could ever reach me…

…had a crazy preacher man.
While Hillary proved in no uncertain terms that she’s capable of telling huge and easily verifiable lies, the Obama preacher issue continues to fester in the back of my mind. Here we reprint a dialogue between two family members (one pro-Clinton / one pro-Obama) as they debate the issue. We join [...]

Cooking on the Cheap

It almost sounds like a dream meal set-up, The New York Times gave Eric Ripert and his pastry chef no budget and let them loose in a store to buy ingredients to cook a fabulous meal. You know of course there is a catch in there, otherwise would this be worth writing about? (well, [...]

Cue the John Williams Music (take 2)

Okay, besides Legos, and Indiana Jones (and what would seem like the ultimate linking of the two) you can add Star Wars to the list of nostalgia I like to write about.
I came across this article written by a toy designer who was contacted in 1998 to produce a line of toys for the Pepsi [...]

Global Warming

I think the good folks in New Hampshire could use a little global warming right about now.
From USA Today: N.H. snowfall now 3rd in all-time list
With the latest flakes to fall, New Hampshire’s capital, Concord, has recorded the third highest snowfall of all time. In fact, it marks the most snow the Granite State has [...]

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