THE 0 E す AFTER A STORM IS A REAL THING. Stillness is drenched in humidity and scorched by a sun blasting down from the clear skies that will eventually follow a hurricane. But on this island 0f 3.4 million people, the quiet after Hurricane Maria had a distinct feeling Of absence, an inattention bordering on obliviousnes S. The 6 代 h strongest storm ever tO strike the U. S. hit puerto Rico on Sept. 20 with stronger winds than lrma brought t0 Florida and the kind of rain that Hurricane Harvey dumped on Houston. lt made landfall on aWednesday, and in the digital age, its effects were well documented by Friday: parts 0f San Juan, the capital Of this U. S. territory, were underwater. The verdant island was stripped of its foliage. U. S. citizens lapped water from natural springs. But 0 Ⅱ the mainland, the topics 0f the day were a special election in Alabama, the latest GOP stab at repealing Obamacare and a fight President Donald Trump had picked with the NFL. "Puerto Rico, which is part Ofthe United States, can turn intO a humanitarian cr1Sis; 1tS governor, Ricard0 Rosse116, warned on Sept. 25. One day later, a poll showed that almost half ofAmericans did not know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens. we speak Of a catastrophe, everyone must be treated equally. ” After winning plaudits for their smooth, coordinated responses in Texas and Florida this past summer, the feds were not exactly caught flat-footed ⅲ the Caribbean. Two weeks before Maria hit PuertO Rico, which was preparing for Hurricane lrma tO hit, FEMA had about 124 staff members deployed there and in the Virgin lslands. Water, meals, cots and blankets were pre-positioned in San Juan. But the scale of the devastation—combined with the inattention ofthe White House— generated a tableau that critics described as evidence Of neglect or worse. Pushed ontO the defensive, the White House hastily arranged a 38 TIME October 9 , 2017 0 軽第

presidential visit t0 the U. S. Virgin lslands and Puerto Rico for Oct. 3. "No gasoline, no water, no nada; ” says Reynaldo Valdez, 57 , driving through a San Juan that looks as though it's been raked. MARIA MADE LAND FALL on the island's southeastern corner, With sustained WindS Of 155 m. p. h. That's more force than that 0f most tornadoes. This particular cyclone covered the entire island, which is 40 miles at its widest point. "lmagine if a hurricane started in Florida and ended up in Washington State; ” NASA disaster offcial MigueI Romån pointed out. "That's what we're dealing with here. AS meteorologists watched the s atellite imagery—radar had been knocked out—Maria stuttered across the island. The inland hills that rise more than 3 , 000 代 . above the heart Of puertO RiCO were drawing moisture out Of the storm, which loosed torrents Of rain. FIash floods tore through valleys, and hillsides collapsed, pulling down houses already shorn Of their roofs. Roadways were turned intO tunnels as trees 0 Ⅱ bOth sides fell intO one another. The entire electricity grid came down, taking with it the pumps that supply drinking water. A week after the storm, 16 people were reported dead, and 44 % ofresidents lacked potable water. A massive reliefoperation was under way—the military planned 240 flights t0 the Virgin lslands and PuertO RiCO ⅲ one 24- hour period—but in a territory nearly the size Of Connecticut, the challenge was getting the help tO remote areas. Off1cials warn that it may be months before power is restored across the island, not least because the grid had decayed as the territory's government was engulfed by a metastasizing debt crisis over the past few years. But while Trump tweeted about the island's debts t0 Wall Street, offcials understood that Maria had also le 仕 behind the gift of leverage. More Puerto Ricans now live on the mainland than on the island. Migration, already up markedly in recent years, may surge tO new heights if swaths Of the territory remain unlivable. "lfwe want tO prevent, for example, a mass exodus, we have tO take action; ” Rosse116 said. "Congress, take note: Take action. Permit puertO RiCO tO have the necessary resources. Outs ide the shuttered h0tel she manage s ⅲ the capital's beachside Condad0 district, Evel Torres reinforced the point. "Everything is closed in PuertO Rico; ” she tOld me with a smile. "l'm going with you tO the States! ” 0 0 , ↓ーに ロ 41

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ょ ' ドユ 5 ロ” from salary caps t0 franchise-player for peacefully using their constitutional John McCain and Jeff FIake, both tags—defy free-market principles. right t0 free speech, just five weeks Republicans, argued that the military Some Of this tension is built intO after defending the same rights for pageantry that has crept int0 professional the NFL's founding. The nation's first violent white nationalists marching sports is partly about profit. The study professional football teams were in once found that $ 6.8 million in Defense on Charlottesville, Va. 'Why didn't booming Rust Belt cities like Muncie, he condemn What was going on in Department contracts had been doled lnd. ; Rock lsland, III. ; and Akron, Ohio; Charlottesville? ” Denver Broncos out tO professional sports leagues tO and the league works hard to promote linebacker Brandon Marshall told showcase what the Senators called itS roots in America S manufacturing TIME hours after he and 31 teammates 'paid patriotism ”—from on-field color- base. The NFL Hall ofFame is in Canton, knelt on the field before a 26-16 loss guard performances and re-enlistment Ohio, and the names of iconic franchises to the Bills. "For him to condemn us ceremonies tO sponsorship deals for like the Steelers and Green Bay Packers for exercising our rights, that says a lOt performances Of "G0d Bless America. are living tributes to blue collar identity. about him as a President. ” Says a White But now the battle lines have been The deepening cultural divide between House offlcial: "The national anthem drawn by the President. "The venue is its athletes and its audience IS one and the American flag are symbols of not what it's about," says Representative reason the NFL studiously tries tO avoid the commitment Americans make tO our Brian Mast, a FlOrida Republican and country and its ideals. They serve as a Purple Heart recipient wh0 lost both legs controversy. ln one Of his many tweets about the humbling reminder of those who have in an IED explosion in Kandahar in 2010. player protests, Trump insisted "the fought and died tO ensure that we remain "lt's about disrespecting the flag and issue 0f kneeling has nothing t0 do with one nation, under GOd, indivisible— our country. They're using the national race. lt is about respect for our Country, something for which the President will anthem as an opp ortunity. Flag and National Anthem. NFL must always stand firm. ” According tO a senior White House respect this! ” But it escaped no one that ()ff ℃ ial, some Administration aides, Trump had uncorked his attack in a state including chief 0f staff John Kelly, were 、 VH WILL THE national-anthem with an ugly history of racial discord. controversy end? A 2015 jOint oversight peeved by the President's focus on "The people cheering; ” Seattle Seahawks report released by Arizona Senators the sideline behavior of professional defensive end Michael Bennett told athletes at a moment when challenges TIME, "was the most hurtful thing. like threats from North Korea and the Trump has a history 0f fanning tribal aftermath Of Hurricane Maria loom. But divisions, including comments about other Republicans saw a matchup tO the Central Park Five case in 1989 , exploit. the racially loaded ads he ran against As these strategists read it, so long potential Native American casino as the President could cast the debate competitors in 2000 and his campaign- as patriots against protesters, he would trail attacks. win. Polls bear out that view: in an lpsos/ For NFL players, it was hard to Reuters survey released on Sept. 26 , square the fact that the President had 58 % of respondents said athletes should called black athletes "sons of bitches ” be required tO stand during the national 34 TIME Oct0ber 9 , 2017 'TO CO 取臧 e ー取取 us for exercising 0 r rights says a 亡 about him as a re e 取 t よ —BRANDON MARSHALL, Denver Broncos

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL MAN picked a busy week t0 go t0 war with America's most popular sport. Donald Trump was navigating a nuclear stand- 0 仕 with North Korea when he touched down ⅲ Alabama for a political rally on Sept. 22. ln Puert0 RiC0, millions 0fAmer- lcans were without water or electricity in the wake Of Hurricane Maria. A plan t0 revamp the nation's he alth c are system faced a pivotal hurdle in the Senate. But the President had another matter on his mind: the squad of football play- ers whO had protested racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling, raising their fists or locking their arms during the na- tional anthem. "Wouldn't you love tO see one ofthese NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, tO say, 'Get that son Of a bitch offthe field right now?' ” he asked the crowd Of supporters in Huntsville. Trump sprays outrage like a comedian testing material, and the thunderous ap- plause told the President he had struck gold. SO he pressed the attack. Some two dozen times over the next five days, he questioned the protesters' patriotism and labeled them 'privileged" millionaires who lacked respect or gratitude. lt was a remarkable thing for a Presi- dent tO devote s O much ene rgy tO attack- ing athletes for peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights. But the spat over sports wasn'tjust a diversion but a move 30 TIME October 9 , 2017 straight from Trump's political playbook. Confronted with crises, he creates new ones, picking fights that stir his support- ers and outrage his opponents. ln this case, he spotted a wedge issue that pits hiS rural, conservative white base against both wealthy black athletes and liberal elites who scold the NFL for everything from racist team logos to soft-pedaling the risks ofhead trauma. White House advis- ers were pleased that the president had found a way tO turn C01in Kaepernick— the unemployed quarterback wh0 pi0- neered the kneeling protest—into the new "Crooked Hillary. ” But quite apart from whether North Korea or Puerto RiCO was a better focus ofhis attention, why run the risk ofblow- back by taking on one of the few Ameri- can institutions that appeals across party lines, state lines, class and COlor lines? For this President, the words usually matter less than the music. The pointwas not that 'President Trump saying what a ー 0 亡 Of Americans are 亡 i 取 i 取 g よ —SENATOR 」 OHN KENNEDY he was attacking the actions ofblack foot- ball players; the point was thathe was tell- ing his supporters, once again, l'm one Of you, l'm on your side, and l'm willing t0 endure the ridicule Of the elites in order to say out loud what you are thinking. The descants about political correctness, ra- Cial grievance and class resentment tO- ward millionaire athletes all reminded his base why he was one of them. More important, it reminded Wash- ington Republicans that he was not one ofthem. So long as he has the fervent de- VOtion Of a core Republican cadre, he iS tO be feared. The same voters whO pre- ferred Alabama's Constitution-defying, anti—gay rights, Muslim-bashing judge Roy Moore tO Establishment opponent Luther Strange thre ate n eve ry main- stream Republican. And yes, Trump 0f- ficially supported Strange, but everyone knew that Moore was the true Trumpist in the race, and he prevailed by a wide mar- gin. ls it any wonder, in this climate, that one Ofthe Senate's most respected states- men, Tennessee Republican B0b Corker, announced that he would not seek re- election next year? SO began a Sunday 0f football when the spectacle on the sidelines outshone the action on the field. The Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars set the tone from London, in the first game on Sept. 24. Some players t00k a knee, while others linked arms in solidarity— including Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, a Pakistani immigrant WhO was among seven NFL owners tO donate $ 1 million or more tO Trump's lnauguration. Members ofthe Miami D01phins warmed up in #IMWITHKAP T-shirts. At the Atlanta Falcons—Detroit Lions game in Detroit, singer RiC0 LaVelle knelt while performing the anthem, joining 10 players. ln Nashville, every player on the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks chose tO remain in the lOCker r001 れ during the anthem. Titans wide rece iver Rishard Matthews took the field with the words WE ALL BLEED THE SAME and WE ARE ONE written on his cleats. Even New England Patri0ts owner RObert Kraft, a close Trump friend and generous donor, criticized the President's remarks. The movement spread beyond foot- ball. BasketbaII star LeBronJames called the President a "bum ” after Trump re- ミ scinded a White House invitation tO NBA

TheView An earthquake 0 Sept. 23 cracked the concrete ⅲ Sa れ Gregori0 A 日叩 co , Mexico ・ WE CANMAKEITA LOTHARDER. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TODO. ' —NEXT PAGE ENVIRONMENT America iS not ready for the earthquakes ahead By Kathryn MiIes PHOTOGRAPH BY KIRSTEN LUCE ASK MOST AMERICANS ABOUT THE greatest disaster threat and they're likely tO give the s ame answer : hurricanes—especially after the recent havoc they've wreaked. That awareness is valuable. But it's Just as important tO realize hOW vulnerable we are tO another kind Of disaster: earthquakes. Consider the Sept. 19 quake near Mexico City. At least 333 people died and 38 buildings collapsed, and those tallies could rise. lt was a grim reminder Ofjust hOW devastating a seismic event can be. And it could have easily happened ⅲ the U. S. ー not just in California but in cities like Memphis, New York, Anchorage, Salt Lake, Seattle and Washington, D. C. Large swaths 0fthe U. S. are overdue for a seismic event (see chart). Few are as prep ared as Mexico City. MexiCO S recent quake occurred 32 years after the city's 1985 shock, which killed about 10 , 000 people and destroyed 3 , 000 buildings. Since then, Mexico has worked tO shore up its earthquake preparedness. ln HOt zones fO 「 potential earthquakes LOWEST HAZARD HIGHEST HAZARD SOURCE: USGS 17

VIEWPOINT ln the debate over campus free speech, whO are the real special snowflakes? By Eddie S. GIaude Jr. MANY CONSERVATIVES BELIEVE THAT UNIVERSITIES AND colleges have become illiberal spaces that stifle free speech. They point tO the violent protests at the University Of California, Berkeley, that prevented Mi10 YiannopouIos from speaking, or the threat ofprotests that led t0 the cancellation ofAnn Coulter's 叩 pearance at the school. With horror, they recall what happened to CharIes Murray at MiddIebury College and list examples ofcoddled students protesting the likes ofCondoIeezza Rice. AII ofwhich reflects, they believe, a broader culture on campuses designed tO quarantine students from diverse political opinions ・—tO secure them their spaces ” with "trigger warnings ” and "political correctness. NO 、 Monder, conservatives claim, that we have a generation Of special snowflakes, quick t0 take 0ffense and even quicker, when challenged, to melt like snow in the hot sun. I ran smack intO this argument on MorningJoe, where I often appear. Joe Scarborough and the panelists t00k a dumbfounding position, and I was flummoxed in my response. I spend every day on a campus that has plenty ofpolitical conservatives. I also know faculty wh0 worry about facing death threats because ofsomething they've said or written. Public universities like the University ofWisconsin— Madison are suffering under the weight Ofa conservative legislature and Governor SCOtt Walker. Lawmakers are passing deeply hypocritical "campus free speech ” legislation tO curb the right tO free speech in the name ofprotecting conservatives. Even the President ofthe United States is willing t0 throw the First Amendment in the trash as he urges NFL owners to fire or suspend players who refuse to stand during the national anthem. The defense offree speech seems to be highly selective, but the idea ofuniversities and colleges as hotbeds ofintolerant liberals isjust plain wrong. Thousands oflectures across the ideological spectrum happen on campuses. Students go tO classes, participate in various organizations and attend lectures without incident. lmagine h0W many time s Murray or Rice or Ben Shapiro have actually spoken on campuses without its becoming a national spectacle. The protests we have witnessed recently are not the norm, but conservatives and even some liberal colummsts would have us believe otherwise. IN MANY WAYS, the university setting is the most vibrant space for the free exchange 0f ideas ⅲ this country. That doesn't mean that universities and colleges are free from the passions ofpolitical debate. Just as those passions inflame partisanship ⅲ national and local politics, they show up on campuses, especially ⅲ the hearts and minds ofyoung people who fight it out, sometimes with ab andon. Hopefully ⅲ the process, they learn what Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber recently conveyed tO the entering class: "The OTHERS WEIGH Ⅱ 0 工設 s れ 00e tosta れ d 工 Or... civ discourse. T ′リⅲ 9 ⅲ 0C0 tr リ where e リ stop ta 慊 i れ 9 andstart s れ OOti れ g. ' ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER, former dean Of Princeton's Wood row Wilson School ー de れル 0 tics 遥れ as made the distance between 10 まれ 9 0 れ 0r9 れ t andca s 19 0 窈れ se ter ′びリⅲ 9 s 厖 or BRETSTEPHENS, New York Times columnist art ofdisagreement is not only about confrontation, but also about learning. lt requires that we defend our views . and, at the same time, consider whether our views might be mistaken. ” But some speakers challenge the basic values that make this learning possible. They use the university's commitment tO the free exchange of ideas to promulgate positions that threaten the fabric Of the community as a whole. They spew intolerant and hateful views. The torch-bearing neo-Nazis shouting ' Jews will not replace us' in Charlottesville are Just one extreme example. Richard Spencer and Coulter are another. They add little t0 the debate at universities and colleges. Coulter revels in her ability to insult broadly. Spencer thinks white people are superior t0 black people. HOW can I reasonably argue With someone WhO believes he iS innately better? lt's as intellectually valid as saying"Kiss myass. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES must resist the rhetorical sleight ofhand that claims it is intolerant tO disallow intolerant speech, and instead protect the conditions 0f e qual standing and dignity that make for the free exchange Of ideas our communities. We must never S anction a callous diS regard Of callousness. NOt a11 conservative speech is hateful speech, and we ought t0 be able t0 distin- guish the difference. MOSt conservatives aren't like Yiannopoulos, Spencer and Coulter. Such conservatives should, and d0, speak on campuses every day. But if they hold controversial views, like any speaker ofwhatever ideological bent, they should expect a passionate response that may take the form ofprotests. And in those cases, students have every right tO exercise their freedom ofspeech. Some conservatives want tO proselytize without pushback. They want tO exact judgment without being judged. When others reasonably call them racist or sexist or homophobic, they clutch their pearls and cry foul. One wonders whO the real snowflakes in this drama are. 21 University ofAfrican-American studies at ⅱ cetO れ Glaude is the r 可市 e department