John Styles, via Chris Blattman: About a week after the earthquake, economist Tyler Cowen wrote that Obama looked like the "Haiti president": Obama will (and should) do something about this situation ... Yet he will have a festering situation on his hands for the rest...
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Jowei Chen, via Monkey Cage:In the aftermath of the summer 2004 Florida hurricane season, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributed $1.2 billion in disaster aid to Florida residents. This.