American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

There goes the (trust fund) neighborhood…

“Famed for its concentration of heavily subsidized 20-something residents — also nicknamed trust-funders or trustafarians — Williamsburg is showing signs of trouble. Parents whose money helped fuel one of the city’s most radical gentrifications in recent years have stopped buying their children new luxury condos, subsidizing rents and providing cash to spend at Bedford Avenue’s [...]

Signs of Impending Doom

Kind of questionable where to start on this one, but if you have been following some NY news recently things seem to be getting a little out of hand. Let’s just jump right in and you can sort it out.
Sign #1: David Tarloff, accused of hacking a therapist to death with a meat cleaver, is [...]

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