The state’s independent power grid was couched as a badge of individualism. Then a once-in-a-generation storm hit—and, sure enough, the onus fell on the individual.
During a hurricane, migrants in the Bahamas were told that they could seek shelter without fear. More than a thousand were deported, reflecting a global trend.
Donald Trump’s alignment with Benjamin Netanyahu has been so total that, ahead of the U.S. Presidential election, sixty-three per cent of Israelis supported him over Joe Biden.
Five months ago, protesters in Lafayette Square were tear-gassed to make way for a Presidential photo op. On Saturday, after Joe Biden’s victory was announced, the streets around the square were the scene of a party.