In the article “AN “AMERICAN” PUBLISHED A MAGAZINE”, Wallace Shawn, the author is reflecting his thoughts about the existence of the discrete nations. He begins with depicting the depth of abuse Americans were willing to perceive as normal when given by them to somebody else. Shawn proceeds with his views on being an American and the whole idea of the “United States” referring to it as a waste. He talks about the government officials and him being completely uninterested in them. “men in Washington D.C., who have a sick to set fire to cities, wear enormous crowns, and march across crowds of prostrate people”. This statement reveals that he thinks that men in authority are a bunch of phonies and that he does not believe in them being authentic. Later he also gives a counter argument stating that he acknowledges that it is because of these unpleasant men the oil and the other supplies are being delivered to him and making his life easy. Shawn does not feel loyal to his or any other nation rather he only believes in the planet earth as a whole with no boundaries and restricted area that he need a permit to travel to. He views every person as equal regardless his/ her nationality. He has strong beliefs in his thoughts but is bound by the conceptions of the majority.