"They don't resent our wealth, just what we do with it"

I lived and worked for a year in Germany, and was often amused and sometimes appalled at how others saw America and Americans.

For a warm-fuzzy look at this, check out my essay "on being human."

For a more scholarly, serious, and sobering examination, read this interview with Mark Hertsgaard, author of a book that examines just how the rest of the world sees the U.S.