1.0Gristhttps://grist.orgGrist Staffhttps://grist.org/author/gristadmin/It's not whether we're responsible, but whether we're prepared that countsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://grist.org/article/friedman-asks-the-wrong-question/">It’s not whether we’re responsible, but whether we’re prepared that counts</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://grist.org/article/friedman-asks-the-wrong-question/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“It’s not whether we’re responsible, but whether we’re prepared that counts” — Grist" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>I’ve been meaning to write something about the questions prompted by the California wildfires. The Mustache helped me this weekend by picking out what is, in my view, exactly the wrong question: "Did we do that?" Most news stories and …