Hurricane Katrina

    Sandy Pork And The Lesson Of Katrina

    By: Breeanne Howe (Diary)  |  January 14th at 08:42 PM  | 

    Sandy Pork And The Lesson Of Katrina

      Although Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Atlantic Coast more than 2 months ago, the debate over disaster relief is still raging. While more than $2 billion in aid has been spent by FEMA on the recovery from Sandy, the controversy began after the House failed to vote on a $60 billion Sandy aid bill in the last session of Congress. The bill was denied passage | Read More »

    The Need for Oversight in Disaster Relief

    By: Ben Domenech (Diary)  |  February 8th at 11:13 AM  | 

    Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Ben Smilowitz to discuss disaster relief in Haiti, and the need for greater oversight of disaster relief organizations. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. | Read More »

    The Gulf Oil Spill is Barack Obama’s Katrina and Halliburton All Rolled Into One

    By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 5th at 10:44 PM  | 

    There was the delayed response. There was the worrying about the image. There was the lack of resources. No, I’m not talking about Hurricane Katrina, but the Obama Administration’s handling of the British Petroleum oil spill. But it gets better. It is not only like Bush’s Katrina, but like Halliburton too. Turns out Barack Obama has gotten more money from British Petroleum than any other | Read More »