In 1979, as smoke rose from the Grand Mosque in Mecca during a bloody zealot siege, I felt the first tremors of Saudi Arabian extremism firsthand. A quarter-century before 9/11, the seeds of the hijackers’ radicalization were already being sown inside the kingdom. Working in Riyadh at a private school for the Saudi royal family, […]
This week marks 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001. Every year, we get further away from that day. The visceral components fade into a more manageable memory. Like most horrors, the shock and pain still linger as we move on. But this never means we forget the terrible events or how profoundly they changed our […]
War is evil. This is easy to forget. Heroism, patriotism, and moral clarity often arise out of war. But war produces mostly evil. War means death. War makes people homeless, and it levels cities. War also causes moral harm — it destroys innocence and turns young men into killers. It also causes rashness and error. […]
Canada and the United States have been great friends, allies, and trading partners for many years. They’ve had disagreements on areas of mutual importance like the auto sector, softwood lumber, and acid rain. They didn’t see eye-to-eye on wars in Iraq and Vietnam. Their views on apartheid in South Africa were diametrically opposed for a […]
History often surprises us with the way time and events align. Moments separated by centuries sometimes speak to one another, reminding us of both our fragility and our strength as a nation. In 2026, two remarkable anniversaries converge — each carrying profound meaning for Americans. On July 4, we celebrated the 250th birthday of our […]
Anniversaries are occasions for remembrance. This week, 25 years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Americans will rightly remember the nearly 3,000 innocent people murdered that morning, the families they left behind, and the firefighters, police officers, passengers, and other ordinary Americans who responded with such great courage. But remembering 9/11 also requires […]
In today's issue: ▪ A somber anniversary ▪ Conclusion of the RNC midterm convention ▪ Supreme Court rejects Missouri GOP map ▪ Kimmel accuses FCC of threat Americans all around the country today are commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that changed the course of the 21st century. President Trump...
A surgeon cannot give a patient three days of pain relief without creating a paper trail, but anyone can buy a substance 13 times as strong as morphine along with their breakfast taquito.
Away from the headlines, British and American officials work together every single day to combat terrorist financing, dismantle scam-center fraud and tackle cybercrime.
President Trump's gains with Hispanic voters helped catapult him to the White House in 2024, raising questions about whether the key voting bloc had left the Democratic coalition. But less than two years later, Democrats appear to be making inroads with those voters, who are expressing dissatisfaction with Trump, the state of the economy and his immigration policies....
Five years after top Trump officials were found in violation of the Hatch Act over their appearances at the 2020 Republican National Convention, President Trump's Cabinet is once again taking the stage to boost Republicans ahead of the midterms. Administration officials have notably been introduced without their official titles for their speeches at the GOP...
Raw reactions from older generations to the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have stuck in the minds of millions of Generation Zers, most of whom weren't or were barely alive when planes hit the twin towers and the Pentagon. The events of that day shaped the lives of those born after the terror attacks...
Twenty-five years have passed since the windows of my family’s apartment burst in and upended the life I knew in Battery Park City. My twin brother, Jacob, and I were just shy of 4 years old — we had already sent out invitations to our birthday party at Chelsea Piers — and were watching "Franklin"...
