Americans are becoming accustomed to the cycle of vicious gun control debates following tragic shootings. 

President Donald Trump’s delayed response to the devastation in Puerto Rico is reminiscent of former president George W. Bush’s lack of response to Hurricane Katrina, if not worse. All eyes have been on the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Puerto Rico—all eyes except for Trump’s.

Marking the 10-year anniversary since Steve Jobs debuted the original Apple iPhone, Apple unveiled 2017’s latest product on Sept. 12 at a Cupertino, Calif., event. Following a dramatic keynote where he introduced the highly anticipated iPhone 8, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the iPhone X—which the Apple website describes as “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.”

In the past, the United States has struggled with handling natural disasters. When confronted with Hurricane Katrina in 2005, our government made a series of critical mistakes in handling the aftermath. Crippled by both bad timing and poor management, it took two days for the Bush administration to fly into Washington for a briefing. Furthermore, it took until the final 24 hours of Katrina’s landfall for former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin to order an evacuation of the city.