Down in the flood

City Journal has posted an important column by Nicole Gelinas on events in New Orleans: “A perfect storm of lawlessness.” This is a powerful piece that seems to answer some obvious questions rasised by the events. I’m not sure about all her conclusions, but this one seems inarguable: “What has happened over the past week is an embarrassment to New Orleans

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