Forget Price Gouging: Businesses React Altruistically To Disasters
From Walmart to Uber to AirBnB, businesses should be lauded for their generosity and effectiveness in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.
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Hurricane Harvey Isn't About Climate Change, It's About Bad Federal Policy (Podcast)
As greens rush to blame Harvey's devastation on global warming, the real culprit - subsidizing coastal development - goes unmentioned.
The Private 'Cajun Navy' Shows the Glory, and Necessity, of Private Disaster Aid
Hurricane Harvey has made a life-threatening mess too serious to rely on just government-managed aid.
Out of the Way, Texas, Federal Hurricane Rescue Is Coming
If history is any indicator, it's going to be a long and very expensive siege.
7 Things Donald Trump Shouldn't Do After Hurricane Harvey
The federal government is awful at handling disasters. Can we try not to screw it up this time?
Rebuilding After Louisiana Floods Will Require Government Permission Slips
And new federal regulations could add to the cost of rebuilding or force some residents to abandon their homes.
FEMA Dramatically Increases Reconstruction Project Budget for No Apparent Reason
Taxpayers nationwide will be forced to fork over money for a Sandy reconstruction project already rife with pork and waste.
FEMA Reauthorization Bill Includes Provision for National Emergency Alert Test At Least Once Every Three Years
If this were an actual emergency...
Glenn Beck, David Frum, and the Eternal FEMA Conspiracy
The United States of Paranoia in The Week.
Cedar Rapids To Receive FEMA Money For Hydroelectric Plant Damaged in Flood
$13.8 million worth of damage done
California Uses FEMA Cellphone Broadcasting System to Blast Amber Alert Late Last Night
Opt-out an option for all alerts except the president's
Poll: Family, Community Key to Hurricane Sandy Survival, Not Government
FEMA was not the savior
Court: FEMA Buyouts Not a Guaranteed Entitlement
Tosses suit over storm-damaged homes looking for money
Stop Demonizing Preppers
There's more to this subculture than the media stereotypes suggest.
Sandy First Responders: FEMA Told Us to "Sightsee," Nothing to Do For Days After Storm
Where would we be without the feds?
Bloomberg Wants Nearly $10 Billion From Feds For Hurricane Sandy
Governors of New York and New Jersey combine for $72 billion in requests for federal aid
NYC Wants $9.8 Billion From Feds Post-Sandy
On top of $9.2 billion it's already received from private insurance and FEMA pay-outs
FEMA: Welfare Masquerading as Disaster Relief
FEMA's head defends the agency's post-hurricane response by saying that emergency relief is not its job.
FEMA Closes Due To Weather, NYC Buildings Department Preventing People From Returning Home
They're from the government and they're here to help
Natural Disasters and the Case for Big Government
The New York Times declares "a big storm requires big government," and my liberal neighbors agree.
Mississippi Gets $28 Million from FEMA for Hurricane Isaac
Anybody remember that one? It was two months ago.
Giuliani blasts FEMA Response, Obama
Doesn't think feds have improved their disaster response since Katrina
Life without FEMA?
Elaborate networks of for-profit and nonprofit entities would plan ahead, mitigate damage, and provide assistance.
3 Stupid Responses to Hurricane Sandy - and Every Other Disaster You Can Think Of
This trifecta gets trotted out whenever there's a hurricane, earthquake, or terrifying event.
FEMA: Did Mitt Call for its Abolition? And Why Does Barack Want to Cut Its Funding?
Never let a good hurricane or "frankenstorm" go to waste, right?
Former FEMA Head Criticizes Obama's Hurricane Response
Says he reacted too quickly to hurricane, but not quickly enough to Benghazi
