Commentary This month there was an unusual amount of international attention given to the Greenland Election. This is a vast country with a tiny population of only 56,000. Every year, Denmark transfers $740 million to help fund the government. This is a huge amount of money—representing about 25 percent of GDP or 46 percent of government spending. Amazingly, government spending equals 60 percent of its economy. The money received from Denmark has been crucial to Greenland being brought into the modern world in terms of living standards, education, health care, housing, life expectancy, etc. The election became globally important as an international mining consortium wants to develop a rare earth mine in the country—which is opposed by some of the local people. Inuit people make up 90 percent of the local population. The election result saw the overturning of the ruling party—with 37 percent of the votes going to the …