According to the Global Peace Index created by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Norway is the most peaceful nation in the world and Iraq is the least. Among the 121 countries ranked, the United States came in 96th. Ireland was fourth.
The index was compiled based on 24 indicators measuring peace inside and outside of a country. They included the number of wars a country was involved in the past five years, how many soldiers were killed overseas and how much money was made in arms sales. Domestic indicators included the level of violent crimes, relations with neighboring countries and level of distrust in other citizens.
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Usually the LA Times does not print things this awful.
Usually these things don't bother me so much. The
problem is not just that the author is wrong, or that he develops his
argument poorly -- although both are true. What bothers me is
There is this woman in Colorado who's being sued for displaying a peace symbol on her home—it's very weird.
There is this woman in Colorado who's being sued for displaying a peace symbol on her home—it's very weird.
I see China come out on top of US - in yet another field.