I have that sense too, actually. It's nice to have some outside confirmation of what I'm seeing.

When I talk to Americans and when I take a closer look at the demographic, economic and sociographic developments, from the great European distance it always seems as if healthy communities are forming and old American values of freedom and individual sovereignty are being upheld and then spreading to other regions

TomK

True, and several other states are pretty good already.

Undisciplined

econ

USA Rushes Europe Away

But Florida and Texas sending signs of hope these days...