Dave Masciotra compares Bruce Springsteen’s liberalism with Ta-Nehisi Coates’s progressivism: By the turn of the century, the New Jersey native had already established himself as a rock and roll legend. But his artistic reaction to 9/11 enhanced his importance. Less […]
9-11-01
“A dream of life”
Song of the Day
Remembering our fallen heroes:
Song of the day
Remembering September 11, 2001
Joe Biden gave a great speech today. Watch:
Tweet of the Day
From Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson:
Rudy Giuliani: What a difference 20 years makes
This is what historians mean by “change over time”: Giuliani on September 11, 2001: Giuliani on September 11, 2021:
How Donald Trump commemorated the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks
Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton were at the World Trade Center Memorial in New York City. George W. Bush was in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Donald Trump started the day at a New York police station ripping Joe Biden’s withdrawal […]
George W. Bush compares “violent extremists at home” to the “violent extremists” who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001
Here are two take-away quotes from today’s speech at Shanksville, Pennsylvania Many of us have tried to make spiritual sense of these events. There is no simple explanation for the mix of providence and human will that sets the direction […]
The American Bible Society in the days following September 11, 2001
From The Bible Cause: A History of the American Bible Society: One of the highpoints of the ABS engagement with its home in New York City occurred following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the towers of the World […]
“I’ll See You In My Dreams”
Today at the 9-11 commemoration:
Barbara Lee: The only member of Congress who voted against the war in Afghanistan
On September 14, 2001, both houses of Congress authorized the use of the United States Armed Forces against those who “planned, authorized, committed or aided” the September 11th terrorist attacks. The Senate vote was 98-0. The House of Representatives voted […]
Chait: “Imagine a 9/11 commission if the hijackers had allies in Congress”
Here is Jonathan Chait at New York Magazine: In the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection, when both parties agreed on the need for an investigation into the attack, the shorthand that entered the lexicon wasĀ 9/11-style commission. When, on January […]
Episode 7: September 11th and the End of Compassionate Conservatism
What would evangelical politics be like today if the attacks on 9-11-01 never happened? Episode 7: āSeptember 11th and the End of Compassionate Conservatism” dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this narrative history podcast. Here is […]