Taylor Swift performing at the Hope for Haiti event to help earthquake victims. Will there be a similar event for famine relief in East Africa? (Photo Credit: Mark Davis/Hope for Haiti Now/PictureGroup)
When the earthquake struck Haiti in 2010 and millions were in desperate need of aid, Americans quickly rallied support. A telethon called Hope For Haiti, featuring some of the most famous performers, raised millions almost overnight.
This is really the great humanitarian tradition of the United States at work, a tradition that became very deeply rooted during the two World Wars and the Korean conflict. War breeds famine. American generosity came through to save millions during and after each conflict.
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Author William Lambers 