Ever since March, when the New York Times decided to make a cause celebre out of the resignation of Greg Smith , a vice president at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) , a cottage industry of first-person Wall Street departure stories has sprung up across the print media and blogosphere.

It was high time the state sold me a new license plate

Last week's announcement that the U.S.-Guatemala World Cup qualifier is a setback to soccer on television after making so many gains. Sometimes we as fans of the U.S. Men's National Team just can't catch a break.