Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts tagged as “society”

Republican Self-Reliance Writ Large: Taking Flood Aid Unwise, Undignified

(via Larry Kurtz, via Montana Cowgirl!) South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard talks about self-reliance a lot. Montana state legislator Tom Burnett, Republican from Bozeman, takes self-reliance very seriously. He says Missouri River flood victims should turn down FEMA assistance and…

We’re Number 20! Index Measures Global Political Stability

The Fund for Peace provides a diverting assessment of national sustainability. No, not sustainability as in how much organic granola they consume (wait, isn't all granola carbon-based?) The 2010 Failed States Index ranks nations for political stability. The usual suspects…