The Humanitarian Response Index has rated the United States as in the bottom third of western countries in humanitarian giving.  Should we be alarmed that our country is so miserly and unhelpful?
Well, not if we look at how the ratings are calculated.  In terms of the amount of dollars given, the US does quite well.  [...]

Yesterday, I was driving from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles. I stopped in a small town (Las Robles) to get gas, and as I was filling up, a couple of teenagers approached me. They told me that their car was out of gas, and they had no money to fill up and asked [...]