Ken Rockwell is Wrong about Americans.

"...[people] who come here from elsewhere ... are amazed that Americans will sit around and complain while opportunities surround them, instead of getting off their butts and doing something to better themselves.

"Why do foreigners do so well ... while native Americans like me are more likely to sit around and complain ..."

– Mr. Ken Rockwell, 7/8/2010.

Mr. Rockwell is often right about photography – but he's wrong to deny the innovation, entrepreneurship, and initiative of the American people.

[Let's not even mention the irony of Mr. Rockwell calling himself a "native American".]

Ken Rockwell week.

We hope that you have enjoyed Ken Rockwell week here at NeuroCooking.

Did we mention that Mr. Rockwell is a valuable resource on photography?

Ken Rockwell is Wrong on Executive Pay.

"No one gets rich working for someone else."

– Mr. Ken Rockwell, 7/8/2010.

Mr. Rockwell is often right about photography – but he's wrong about executive pay. The average income of large company CEOs in 2009 was $10.4 million ($9.25 million for CEOs of the S&P 500 companies). Bank of America's Thomas Montag got $29,930,431.

Ken Rockwell is Wrong about the Rich.

"Rich people are doing great."

– Mr. Ken Rockwell, 7/8/2010.

"Wealthy Reduce Buying in a Blow to the Recovery"

– New York Times headline, 7/17/2010.

Mr. Rockwell is often right about photography – but he's wrong when he claims that demand from the rich for high-end goods and services is strong and sustaining.

[Those poor dear rich people; they've been hit hard too by These Trying Economic Times.]

Ken Rockwell is Wrong on the Economy.

"More than 14 million Americans are out of work, and nearly half of them have been jobless for six months or longer."

– Mr. Bob Herbert, 7/13/2010.

"The myth of an economic crisis is just a crutch so that people who aren't doing that great right now can blame their problems on someone else instead of themselves."

– Mr. Ken Rockwell, 7/8/2010.

Mr. Rockwell is often right about photography – but he's dead wrong about macroeconomics, and about the millions of Americans who want to work but can't find a job. They may be "mythic" (in the sense of "heroic") – but they are not "mythical" (in the sense of "fictitious"). They are no myth. They are real.

Want data? Here (from Wolfram|Alpha):

Unemployed Americans:

Median Duration of Unemployment, USA: