A look at 9/11 columns, 20 years after the attack

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We have for you a quick look at the best of our 9/11 columns that take a look at the tragedy from different points of view.

9/11: Can anything unite us now?

By Jill Lawrence

Reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, it’s like seeing a sepia nation – an innocent time before social media; when people called each other on the phone to deliver news; when we considered ourselves divided and polarized and had no inkling of what those terms would come to mean in the Trump presidency. Back then, the “loser” of the election conceded graciously although he had won a half-million more popular votes and “lost” Florida in a flawed, capricious process in a state run by the brother of the “winner.” Nine months later, tides of trauma and patriotism swept all that aside.

The heroes of Flight 93

By Tom Ridge

Twenty years have passed since the terror attacks of Sept. 11. It’s a milestone to be sure. But no amount of time can fade my memories of that day.

What I remember most about 9/11 is stepping off the helicopter at Shanksville, Penn. – and being met by the brutal sound of silence. Emergency personnel searched the fields. Ambulances were at the ready. Rescue workers wanted someone to save.

But the passengers and crew of Flight 93 – 40 heroes strong – were the first, first responders on the scene.

September 11 remembered in cartoons

DHS secretary: The terror we fight has changed

By Alejandro N. Mayorkas

As the threats to America have significantly evolved over the past 20 years, the Biden administration remains committed to developing the agile infrastructure required to defend against an ever-changing threat landscape. We will remain vigilant, and we will not forget that protecting America means that we will defend the principles on which it was founded.

The rest of our 9/11 columns

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