Horror Story

The administration's mishandling of the crisis has often looked like a calculated attempt to discourage displaced people from seeking housing aid, even if it means leaving them vulnerable to homelessness. A U.S. District Court judge implied as much this week, when he found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's aid application process was so convoluted and confusing as to be unconstitutional - and likened it to something out of a horror story by Kafka.

- Herald Tribune