California = France; Florida = Korea; Virginia = Austria; Texas = Canada; etc

“Suppose we asked a group of Presidential candidates if they believed in the existence of atoms, and a third of them said ‘no’? That would be a truly appalling show of scientific illiteracy, would it not?”

“The high polish expected of a ‘next generation’ shooter, with equal parts storytelling, politics, and philosophy, all wrapped up in a bloody, underwater, 1940’s bow.”

Interesting Poli Sci map of national cultures.

Interesting lengthy article on kindergarten in the USA.