American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

The Wall Street Draft: How to Revive Interest in a Financial Career among Students

Over the last two decades, much has been made about Wall Street firms attracting the best young intellectual talent from our nation’s top colleges and universities.  In a different era, the business, finance and economics majors were funneled into management training programs at General Electric or IBM.  Engineering majors designed planes for Boeing, weapons for [...]

Unfairly treated victim? Please.

I’ve always felt uncomfortable with the defenders and apologists of Roman Polanski, but his arrest in Switzerland on Saturday has stirred a new hornets nest of support for the film director.
The French government, including culture minister Frederic Miterrand and foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, have made statements not so subtly expressing their displeasure with the arrest. [...]

Because REAL men like flavored dip

This video is priceless. This guy is either serious and, as such, a bit of an idiot or an absolute genius who has created an unbelievable parody.
It’s fairly clear that he’s serious, but if you watch it as if it’s tongue-in-cheek it’s unbelievably hilarious. The details are incredible, from the Confederate flag on the back [...]

Rush Hour(s?)

The Body Morphic from Indelible Dance on Vimeo.

The Decline and Fall of the U.S. – more of a trope every day

David Michael from Eugene, Oregon writes on the NYTimes’ boards today in response to Friedman’s latest column:
After having built a large home in Oregon during our “raising kids” days that cost over half a million, I find it ironic that my wife and I now live in a 200 foot square box that moves around [...]

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