From WSJopinion: What saved human lives in Louisiana was real infrastructure. The low death toll in Louisiana this week is a revealing but cautionary American success story, writes DanHenninger.
The news cycle has become a hurricane, blowing away reality every 24 hours. Before Hurricane Ida, it was Kabul. Before Kabul it was the earthquake in Haiti, which occurred less than three weeks ago but got pushed aside despite more than 2,000 deaths. Before Haiti it was the million-migrant crisis on the southern border, said to be caused in part by two hurricanes that devastated Central America last year. The Biden White House hopes memories of Kabul will also blow away soon.
Hurricane Ida demands a moment of reflection before it evaporates from the news. It is in important ways an American success story.
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