Conservatives will love 'The Hunger Games'

If you’ve been ignoring “The Hunger Games” because you think it is nothing more than trite tween escapism, you’re making a mistake. It is an action-packed ode to freedom that any small-government conservative will love.

The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic North America, called Panem, far enough into the future that the United States has long been forgotten. A powerful central government, referred to as the Capitol, rules over 12 other “districts” from somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.