The FUTURE of America, in the guise of Benjamin Bright-Fishbein:

His interests include "acting, writing inflammatory columns in the midst of a homogenous political culture, and being the guy with the multi-tool at the exact right moment."

a thought experiment



Martin J. Granoff, business executive
Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
Granoff, a University trustee emeritus, is a veteran of the textile industry. He is the founder and chairman of Val D’Or, a knitwear manufacturer that merged with Cannon County Knitting Mills Inc. in 1995; vice chairman of Koret of California, which makes women’s brand-name clothing; and chairman, founder, director, and majority owner of National Textiles, a manufacturer of open-end and ring-spun cotton.
During his service as a University trustee, Granoff was a member of the Corporation committees on Advancement, Admission and Financial Aid, Budget and Finance, and Student Life. He also is an emeritus member of the Board of Directors of the Brown University Sports Foundation. Currently, Granoff chairs the University’s Creative Arts Advisory Board and the fundraising committee for the Creative Arts Center, a proposed 30,000-square-foot facility that will include space for interdisciplinary arts research by students and faculty. He also serves as a vice chair of Boldly Brown: Campaign for Academic Enrichment.
The parent of a member of Brown’s Class of 1993, Granoff spearheaded the Brown Hillel campaign to build the Glenn and Darcy Weiner Hillel Center, which was dedicated in February 2004.