とりあえず１回くらいちょこっと更新しなきゃ、というつもりで台風の件、だったのですが、ニュースを見ていたら向こうのハリケーン関係のNY Timesの２つの記事がおおっ、という感じだったので紹介だけ。
Paul Krugman, Killed by Contempt(NYTimes, Sep.5)
But the federal government's lethal ineptitude wasn't just a consequence of Mr. Bush's personal inadequacy; it was a consequence of ideological hostility to the very idea of using government to serve the public good. For 25 years the right has been denigrating the public sector, telling us that government is always the problem, not the solution. Why should we be surprised that when we needed a government solution, it wasn't forthcoming?
いやいや痛烈。ものすごく核心をついてますな。しかもあんまり他人事ではないのが・・・。
Op-Ed Contributor: Do You Know What It Means to Lose New Orleans?(NYTimes, Sep. 4)
こっちは泣けます。