ROSE NOLEN: America's pursuit of happiness now is mortagaging our futures

I think it's sad that so many people seem to take their way of life in America for granted. It's not so surprising that young people do this, but it's bad that people who are old enough to know better should be guilty of this also. I realize that I still think, in spite of evidence to the contrary, that Americans are well-informed. But despite our public library system, our free public education system, television and an overabundance of electronic communication systems, many of us are apparently uninformed about what is really going on in the world.