Once more, then, slowly: Cities are not living beings — they are labels of convenience given to groups of humans. Cities have no feelings; no rights; and no moral existence of their own.

I would’ve tried to blog about this earlier, but I was on a trip up north yesterday. New Orleans has suffered from what could possibly be the worst flood storm in US history, a flood that’s submerged close to 80 percent of the great city

It looks like the worst case scenario for New Orleans — and if it isn’t, it misses it by a micro hair — has now happened with Hurricane Katrina.

Some 80 percent…

There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of t…

The total destruction from Katrina continues to get more news coverage — it’s bad. Really, really bad.

The total destruction from Katrina continues to get more news coverage — it’s bad. Really, really bad.

Where is Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn….where is Bruce Springstein, Madonna… where is Hollywood in general? For that matter, where are our allies of the world? It’s the day after Katrina and we’ve heard nothing….

? Katrina blamed for 68 deaths, including 55 in Mississippi? Reports of bodies floating in water in

Katrina may not have been the storm it was supposed to be, but the damage is still horific. So much to say, too hungover to do it. Go see Michelle Malkin. She has some of the best coverage. For those

Will Collier has some thoughts on Hurricane Katrina’s immediate aftermath, and the dangers of snap judgements:As the storm moved north yesterday, a number of commentators, both online and in the major media, were already starting to yowl that the pre-s…

This aerial photo from MSNBC seems to say it all: Even though the city was not swept away by a massive storm surge wave, the wind damage and flooding brought by hurricane Katrina has utterly devastated New Orleans. Currently there

Does this look like Bangladesh?

(Photos by AP/AFP)

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Alligators spotted swimming down the streets…

Michelle Malkin has an excellent status report of New Orleans. She includes links to pictures and…

Well, so much for the “dodged a bullet” comment I made yesterday. Katrina has passed the area, but New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas are still suffering the effects of the massive hurricane.

Mississippi reports at least…at LEAST…8