https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2010/08/23/the-chrysanthemum-the-sword-and-the-cowboys/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:45:17 -0400<![CDATA[While Mad Men occasionally seems to think of itself as a period domestic soap opera that only tangentially focuses on advertising, invariably, its best scenes are in the office. &#8220;The Chrysanthemum and the Sword,&#8221; yesterday&#8217;s episode, pitted the firm&#8217;s founding owners, World War II vet Roger Sterling against office Japanophile Bert Cooper over their firm&#8217;s attempts to land the account of Honda, looking to break into the American motorcycle and car market in 1965. It certainly seemed like one of their more dramatic inter-office conflicts of the new season. (Language warning in clip below):]]>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:54:30 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2010/08/23/the-chrysanthemum-the-sword-and-the-cowboys-n252323