The Public Interest

The spirit of capitalism, 2000

David Bosworth

Winter 2000

EACH of us brings his favorite examples to the table when the subject of contemporary adult immaturity is raised. From the multitude of news items that, by turns, offend and amaze, I offer the following two as especially illustrative of our postmodern, postindustrial, indisputably American age.

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