At sundown on Friday, Jewish families across America will welcome Rosh Hashanah as the nation marks 25 years since the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. They will arrive carrying prayer books and thoughts of apples, honey, and the year ahead. They will also walk past armed guards, surveillance cameras, and secured entrances. Sept. […]
On September 11, 2001, the bridges were closed, the tunnels were closed, and the subways dead. The call from Coast Guard Lieutenant Michael Day came over the radio: “All available boats. This is the United States Coast Guard. Anyone wanting to help with the evacuation of Lower Manhattan, report to Governors Island.” Ferry captains, tugboat […]
When I visit Arlington National Cemetery, I visit my only brother, Jerry. My friends Tony and Jeremy rest nearby. Tony was killed in Iraq in 2005, leading an Army Special Forces Operational Detachment, leaving behind his wife and four children. Jeremy was killed that same year on his third tour in Afghanistan, leaving behind a […]
When the Twin Towers fell 25 years ago in New York, nothing would ever be the same again. Millions of people were affected, with relatives, family, and friends who were lost to us, leaving holes in lives that could never be filled. Yet for millions of others, including the thousands of us who made it […]
On Sept. 12, just one day after the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Council on American-Islamic Relations will convene its annual conference, CAIRCon, in Washington, D.C. The notable timing has brought renewed attention onto CAIR itself. The organization has faced years of controversy over its history and affiliations, including terrorism-related designations […]
Perhaps the most horrifying acts of anti-American terrorism were the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which killed 2,977 innocent people, took out both towers of the World Trade Center in New York, struck a corner of the Pentagon building, and could have struck the White House if not for the brave passengers downing Flight 93 in […]
Few remember there was a mayoral primary election taking place on September 11, 2001. When the attacks began, I was on my way to vote. I recall a middle-aged traffic cop telling me a small plane hit one of the Twin Towers. I remarked that a bomber once accidentally flew into the Empire State Building, […]
The U.S. military is facing a shortage of critical munitions after months of war with Iran. Years of slow production and insufficient procurement have weakened America’s ability to project power and sustain its commitments abroad. The Trump administration has rightly increased pressure on defense contractors to accelerate production and on Congress to fund larger inventories. […]
When one nation creates a permanent memorial to another nation’s dead, it is more than a gesture of friendship. It is a declaration of shared memory and moral responsibility. In the Jerusalem Hills, Israel has made that declaration. Its 9/11 Living Memorial is the only memorial outside the United States that lists every person murdered […]
Today, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, and reflect on the worst day in modern American history. In the aftermath of that tragedy, we experienced something that is rare to find today: bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. Barely two months after 9/11, Congress created the Transportation Security Administration, building on a bipartisan consensus […]
Twenty-five years ago this week, jihadi terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and weaponized them, murdering thousands of innocent people. The death toll would have been even higher if not for the remarkable courage of the passengers aboard United 93, who fought back and saved innocent lives. One year ago this week, a hateful, radicalized leftist shot […]
America revisited two open wounds this month. Sept. 10 marked one year since conservative icon Charlie Kirk was shot to death, and the day after marked 25 years since 9/11. Both events were terroristic attacks on our liberties. Kirk was slain in front of the whole world for the simple crime of trying to reason […]
It was as if the world were asleep in 1979. No one knew that the genie of political Islam and Islamic terrorism was about to emerge from the magic bottle, and that the shifting sands of the Middle East would witness the fusion of communism and political Islam — two destructive schools of thought. Two […]
