A Quick Look Around!

Suicide bombers in Afghanistan

Suicide bombers in Iraq

War in Libya

Protests and deaths in Syria

Protests and deaths in Yemen

Riots in Nigeria

Piracy in Somalia

Inflation in China

Government opponents imprisoned in Zimbabwe

Artists imprisoned in Vietnam and China

Riots and deaths in Burkina Faso

And closer to home:

Dueling politics

Anti/pro-immigrant movements

Anti/pro-abortion movements

Anti/pro-gay movements

Anti/pro-government movements

Competing visions for what America should be

Competing answers for what to do about the deficit

No trust among competing elected officials

No respect among competing elected officials

No commitment to finding common ground among competing elected officials

A confused public