The Common Good November-December 1996  President of the World
by John Jago | November-December 1996   MY SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
Sojourners arrived today, and as usual there was plenty to think
about. I was particularly struck by Ed Spivey Jr.'s "H'rumphs"
("The Only Election Guide You'll Need").  I would like to add a
comment to Spivey's piece. The election of the U.S. president
has something of the nature of the election of the president of
the world, because the United States is the most powerful nation
in the world.  Americans may not realize it, but that scares
many caring and thoughtful people who are citizens of nations
other than the United States. Why? Because such people
(particularly those like myself who have lived in the United
States) know that most Americans are hardly aware of the world
outside America and know little about it.  Decisions that an
American president (or presidential hopeful) takes for U.S.
domestic political reasons can have a profound, even devastating
effect on the people of othe