Katrina

I'm always prepared to be proud of Americans when we do things right, so I'm gratified to see that people throughout the country are offering space in their houses to victims of the hurricane. It's very unfortunate that there's no effective way to communicate with the victims, who obviously don't have internet access at the moment, but I very much hope that word gets around and people are matched with places to stay. I think it's incredibly scary how the hurricane is inciting people to behave monstrously. Snipers preventing hospital evacuation! Children being raped and killed! Armed mobs roaming the streets! It's terrifying. But at least there are good people working hard to make things safer again. Good luck to them.