OPINION

Trump not all wrong on hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

News, Peter Van Buren, Published on 06/10/2017

» It seems there's a template that critics follow for Donald Trump versus the hurricanes: They say he won't do enough, that it isn't being done fast enough, that everything will collapse (ready Katrina headlines) and then the draining, heroic reality of the response takes hold. With post-Maria Puerto Rico the latest example of that trope, it's time for a better understanding of how disaster management works.