Isaias shows the Florida Panhandle is not ready for October
Hurricane Isaias killed four people and left more than 1 million without power across the Gulf Coast, proving that a quiet start to the season does not mean safety.
By Daniel Okafor ·
alabama — Lorien Times
Florida Power & Light will bill customers for its fragile grid
After Hurricane Isaias wrecked the Gulf Coast, Florida Power & Light and local drainage districts will pass the cost of their neglected infrastructure straight to the people who suffered.
By Imani Sutton ·
Ron DeSantis and Kay Ivey are right to prepare for Isaias
As Hurricane Isaias brings winds and surge to the Gulf Coast, the evacuation orders from state leaders are the only way to prevent disaster.
By Daniel Okafor ·
Tennessee execution of Hines proves state needs spectacle for power
The spectacle in Nashville this week was less a matter of justice and more an exercise in profound, predictable theater.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma: Justice is a state-run slaughterhouse
I don't know what the architects of American justice are thinking these days, but it ain't about doing right. It’s about spectacle.
By Josie Calloway ·
Alabama deputies’ bull wrangling: Local grit trumps policy papers
The truth about things—whether it’s livestock or policy—is that you have to be close enough to smell the manure and hear the engine idling down.
By Ruth Behrens ·
TSA discovers five stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a traveler’s luggage in Alabama
We are told, again, that security requires vigilance—that every checked bag must be treated like a potential threat to the fragile mechanism of modern travel.
By Bram de Vries ·