In “An ‘ American’ Publishes a Magazine,” Wallace Shawn begins discussing how in 2004 his involvement with Seven Stories Press, allowed him to publish “Final Edition”. A magazine that was designed to be a one-time issue. In the magazine, Shawn gives his opinion and thoughts on the United States of America and its Americans. The writer talks about the reaction of the American public. Reaction that was supposed to be based on a group of pictures that where handed to them, in which shows the brutality those American soldiers had upon other people (p.49). Shawn also states how even though certain people had a reaction of shocked others didn’t, and even does that were shocked didn’t rise up and spoke out or advocated for their rights. He also spoke about how even the highest of powers “the president and his highest officials weren’t humble enough to give a public apology (p.50). Shawn also discusses his view on retractions when traveling, immigration laws and cultural limitations (p.51). Throughout the article, Shawn admits that even though he isn’t pleased with the way this nation is set up, he is still content with the life style he has lived in New York City.