There are many counties across the nation that, like Chisago County, might feel insulated from the trials of the destitute.
Back in the days of the Calderón government, he said, people living in Mexico City felt insulated from the horrors and violence of the narco war.
While genocide and other crimes against humanity have flourished in these environments, and cynical leaders similar to the Taliban and Al Qaeda have terrorized civilian populations, most Americans have felt insulated from these worlds.
"Curb" has always felt insulated, and a lot of its best jokes are borne of the fact that Larry's immense wealth has warped his world view over the years.
Then in August, amid tensions as the first anniversary of September 11th approached, a Lebanese Australian was sentenced to 55 years for a series of rapes.But since Bali, some people are questioning whether Australia, which previously felt insulated from terrorism, may have invited its own problems through the government's support for American policies.
Christel Rivera, 38, who moved here from Queens in 1998, said Middletown felt insulated from the outside world until Sept. 11, when she took her 4-year-old son, Carl, to the water and watched as the sky filled with black smoke.
This is the first time in my life that I didn't feel insulated".
They will likely also feel insulated from much of the economic unease felt elsewhere, since the Texas city is the centre of the country's booming oil and gas industry, which has helped it outpace all other major US cities in job growth over the last five years.
And while Australians may feel insulated from the growing world power's influence, we too are occasionally affected by Beijing's push for control.
Here in the Bay Area, the place my husband and I have called our home for the past five years and truly, completely love, it's easy to feel insulated from so many of the world's problems.
