Protecting New York
Born in the ashes of 9/11, the NYPD’s counterterrorism program remains the envy of the world.
Judith Miller
September 10, 2021
Twenty Years After 9/11
Steven Malanga joins Brian Anderson to discuss the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the sense of patriotism that emerged in their aftermath, and the nation’s waning interest in Islamist terrorism.
September 10, 2021
Dismal Sequels
Twenty years after 9/11, Afghanistan has reverted to the Taliban and America has disappeared down a rabbit hole.
Lance Morrow
September 9, 2021
A 9/11 Law Enforcement Lesson
Communication and flexibility remain paramount.
Hannah E. Meyers
September 9, 2021
From Empty to Empty
After 9/11, New York didn’t rebuild wisely—and that failure hurts the city in the current crisis.
Nicole Gelinas
September 8, 2021
When Flags Waved
The stirring response by New Yorkers and Americans everywhere to the 9/11 terrorist attacks is a reminder of what the country used to be—and can be again.
Steven Malanga
September 7, 2021
Conspiracies All the Way Down
The 9/11 Truther movement was a harbinger of today’s paranoid politics.
James B. Meigs
September 5, 2021
Looking Back—and Forward
The 9/11 attacks inaugurated an era of disasters, but New York has come through them all before and can do so again.
Brian C. Anderson
September 2, 2021
Target: New York
Eighteen years after the 9/11 attacks, Islamist extremism doesn’t make much news—but it’s not for lack of trying.
Judith Miller
September 10, 2019
Target of Opportunity
Roaring back from the devastation of 9/11, Lower Manhattan remade itself into a vibrant, successful neighborhood—one reason why a terrorist wanted to attack it.
Steven Malanga
November 7, 2017
Who Lost Ground Zero?
A new history of the World Trade Center rebuilding finds much blame to go around.
Stephen Eide
October 14, 2016
Another Anniversary
Fifteen years after 9/11, timeless truths endure.
Matthew Hennessey
September 9, 2016
New York 9/11/11
Ten years after the terror attacks, the city is safer, thanks to the NYPD—but the threat remains.
Judith Miller
Summer 2011
The Last Full Measure
Gotham may not know how to honor the 9/11 dead, but the suburbs do.
Steven Malanga
Summer 2006
Downtown Rising
Despite Pataki and Bloomberg, the private sector is fixing lower Manhattan.
Nicole Gelinas
Spring 2006
What Makes a Terrorist?
It takes a village—even a whole culture.
James Q. Wilson
Winter 2004
The Monument They Deserve
Our memorial to the victims of the World Trade Center attack should be an affirmation of our values, not just a cry of grief.
Myron Magnet
Spring 2002
The Civic Education America Needs
September 11 reminded us that this country is exceptional. How do we teach that to our kids?
Victor Davis Hanson
Summer 2002
The Twin Towers Project: A Cautionary Tale
The building of the World Trade Center showed what happens when pols and bureaucrats, rather than the market, control redevelopment.
Brian C. Anderson
Autumn 2001
What We Have to Lose
Our civilization is more precious, and more fragile, than most people suppose.
Theodore Dalrymple
Autumn 2001
What Made Them Do Their Duty?
At the Twin Towers, cops and firemen showed they really were New York’s Finest, New York’s Bravest.
Victor Davis Hanson
Autumn 2001
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