I think the award is indirectly given to the American people who voted for someone who believes in the ideal of worldwide peace. People judge countries by their leaders unfortunately, and under Bush, The U.S. looked pretty bleak in the eyes of the world. When we elected Obama, it was a true statement of fact that the American people reject Bush's worldview, and that America does want to create strong relationships around the world.

Who is you editor for this article? I have found so many mechanical and grammatical mistakes that this article makes you seem like a moron. Can we please get someone who respect journalism here?

It's ridiculous to blame the lack of fathers on the success of students in school. I am of the generation where fathers didn't put that much stress on education anyway. That was traditionally left to mothers. Fathers of the old school stressed labor work. "Book learning" was considered effeminate. Fathers stressed sports and "manly" activities. And why is she using African-Americans as her model. It is an attempt to racialize the issue, to say "that's why blacks are this and that." As a public school teacher, this trend is NOT just in black schools, but in white schools too. Trust me, I know. What this article shows is that FOREIGNERS in general take education more seriously than Americans. I have been overseas, (Korea and...

I have to defend the media on this one. This guy's comparison of Jackson's death to seven soldiers in Afghanistan is wrong. Jackson was a celebrity, and whether you like it or not, celebrities, politicians, and other public figures always get priority when it comes to news attention whether liberal, conservative or middle media. Even if the news had mention the seven soldiers, only 1% of viewers would remember them after the report was finished. Let's stop pretending that America doesn't love its celebrities, whether they are scandalous or not.