Katrina Donations

As a libertarian, I firmly believe that personal freedom goes hand-in-hand with personal responsibility.  There is much whining in this world from people trying to get out of sleeping in beds they've made all on their own.  Hitting the skids when circumstances are under your control?  Doing things that have short-term benefits without wanting to incure the long-term costs?  As the saying goes, bad decisions on your part don't constitute an emergency on mine.

But sometimes circumstances are beyond anyone's control, as when lives are completely devastated by the violence of a storm like Katrina.  I suppose we still don't know the extent of her destruction, but what we already know is enough to call it a hugely tragic event for millions of residents in Louisianna, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.  That does constitute an emergency on our part. 

These unfortunate souls will need help rebuilding their lives.  Please consider a donation to the Salvation Army or the American Red Cross.