Atlantic Ocean Claims Another Outer Banks Home Amid Failed Coastal Management

Along the windswept shores of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the relentless power of nature has claimed yet another victim. A two-story wood-shingled stilt house near Buxton collapsed into the surf Tuesday afternoon, sending nail-studded debris scattered across the sand. This grim event brings to 12 the number of homes swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean in just five years, exposing a troubling pattern of neglect and mismanagement.Why Are We Losing Our Shores—and Our Sovereignty?For families and communities along these iconic beaches, each lost home is more than property washed away—it’s a symbol of government failure to protect American citizens and preserve...