Title 11

The Age of Double Standards

American Airlines can declare bankruptcy and wipe away debt. But you can’t—and that’s just the beginning.

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

“But, Yossarian, suppose everyone felt that way.”

“Then,” said Yossarian, “I’d certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn’t I?” —Joseph Heller, Catch-22