I didn't know about the Coalition of the Willing...

This YouTube video reminded me of the "Jaywalking" feature on the Tonight Show, where Jay Leno asks questions of people on the street, and the audience laughs when the people on the street get it wrong.

I think my youngest nieces (who are graduating from high school in a few weeks) have learned a lot more about world history, geography and politics in school than I did 25+ years ago. They have also had more exposure to social/economic problems in the world, like the earthquake in Haiti, both in their classes and through school clubs and activities, and the high school programs they belong to at church. They also expect that people will respond ("think globally and act locally").