Five Flares: Minneapolis, Berlin, Caracas, Los Angeles, New York

Are We At Risk of Urban Conflagrations?

Berlin Infrastructure Breached by Arsonists—Exposing Widespread Vulnerabilities in Urban Areas Worldwide.

Amid the tumult of recent weeks, five items merit close attention—not only for their singular significance, but for the patterns they may portend.

—Minneapolis ICE Incident. The confrontation between an ICE officer and a demonstrator culminated in the…