American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

Solitary Confinement: We must put an end to it everywhere!

I represented a nurse the other day in a matter at a hospital.  The case is not important here, but something that came out before the hearing is; apparently, the hospital in question, a very old established independent hospital located at the Nassau County Seat, has rules limiting the interaction that its nurses can have [...]

Goings on today! and more!

Nicholas Kristof ‘s foolish columns continue to divert attention from the problems in our nation by focusing on the plight of the poor elsewhere in the World.  I swear, it almost seems as if that fool is in the pay of the President and the Congress, who would love to keep the heat off their [...]

The Santa Claus Economy

I could scarcely be more disgusted with the way the Obama administration is dealing with the largest economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Let us look at the facts soberly and simply:
1) A lot of people and organizations bet a lot of money on overvalued or extremely risky assets.
2) We do not make and export very [...]

What the Hell is going on here? Government seeks economic power grab

The Treasury Chief Is Expected to Ask Congress for New Powers.
The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for the authority to take over financial institutions in distress, expanding its existing powers to include insurance companies and other less-regulated market players, officials said on Tuesday.
“The United States government does not have the legal means today to [...]

Finding comfort food in Brooklyn

So, I don’t usually write restaurant reviews, but every once in a while one comes along that strikes a resonant chord.  The Grand Canyon Restaurant, 141 Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, was such a place for me.  Why?  Well, it’s about hamburgers!  You know what they are generally like: hard, compressed and tasteless.  This [...]

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