It's a far better thing, as well as much easier, for government to act to prevent a disaster, or at least to warn residents loudly and clearly of the potential consequences of their foolish choices.

Why such a difference between the handling of the California fires, vs Katrina in New Orleans?

Detroit has given away a great many test drives which they could have had for free.

These bridges have needed fixing for 25 years and they're still operating?

The amount of space TIME used trying to mislead us shows how important the court really is.

It does seem slightly odd that the famous Nobel Peace Prize should go to someone who is famous, more or less, for talking loudly.

What can the UAW do with $50 billion?

Is there a shortage of conflict in the world today, that we need to dredge up past wrongs?

Somewhere in the Great Beyond, Hermann Goering is laughing.

It's been estimated that the final costs for New Orleans'; reconstruction will top $200 billion. As American taxpayers, we can only ask this question: Why?