Newsweek’s Anna Quindlen takes the blackout and weaves a narrative about how greedy, all-consuming humanity is a terrible sight:

Most of us now act toward native creatures the way our ancestors once acted toward Native Americans: we know that they were here first so we’re willing to tolerate them as long as they don’t demand to share when we build unattractive structures atop their former homes.

If they don’t cooperate, we slaughter them.

But the conclusion is even loopier:

“Occasionally, we are forcibly reminded that human beings have created an environment in which, in some ways, we have less control than ever before; after all, the lack of power is, by definition, powerlessness. Meanwhile New Jersey, the most densely populated state (in case you hadn’t noticed), wants very much to allow the hunting of bears. No one seems to have considered the obvious alternative: instead of issuing hunting permits, call a moratorium on building permits. Permanently.”