If You Read No Other Column Today …

As for the tragic piggism that is taking place on the streets of New Orleans, it is not unbelievable but it is unforgivable, and I hope the looters are shot. A hurricane cannot rob a great city of its spirit, but a vicious citizenry can. A bad time with Mother Nature can leave you digging out for a long time, but a bad turn in human behavior frays and tears all the ties that truly bind human being—trust, confidence, mutual regard, belief in the essential goodness of one’s fellow citizens. ( Rest of this terrific column here ).

Peggy Noonan /Wall Street Journal