Given the Katrina experience, some may think the federal response to disasters is a national disgrace.  However, preparing for Katrina or any other man-made or natural disaster is not the responsibility of federal government.  It is a local responsibility: municipalities and counties are  responsible for planning and making preparations for disasters based on a hazard vulnerability assessment. 

Japan's triple punch of disasterous events presents an…

It isn't very often that we get a chance to compare two starkly different scenarios. Haiti versus Japan analyses will be popping up soon comparing how these two countries responded to a disaster/earthquake. There is a lesson here for people who say government gets in the way of free markets and personal liberty.

Free market theory was at work in Haiti.…