In the article “An American Publishes a Magazine” Wallace Shawn is vocal about his frustrations with the American government due to images of prisoners of war. The images that Wallace speaks about in this article are of tormented chained and malnourished prisoner’s. He speaks on his views on being a part of the “United States” which he feels isn’t very “United”. He questions that fact that these images were seen and the United States government was not penalized for their actions. Wallace is ashamed of the discrimination towards foreigners .Wallace also disagrees with the way most American’s and politics feel that an American is more deserving of a job verses someone from a foreign country. Overall Wallace does not agree with the choices and the way the American government operates