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CLINE: September 11 Reminds Us To Hold Our Freedom Firmly

September 15, 2026 Andrew Cline

New Hampshire’s “live free or die” motto expresses a core value deeply embedded in our culture and our government. People who cherish freedom don’t need large government. They don’t to impose their beliefs with a book of codes enforced by the point of a sword. That’s what unfree societies do. These reflections come to mind … Read more

SIMS: The Morning the World Changed – I was in New York on 9/11

September 14, 2026 Bronwyn Sims

Twenty-five years later, I still remember the beautiful morning, the burning towers, the strangers, the children, the smell, the silence—and the people who refused to stop looking for the lost. I Will Never Forget: September 11, 2001 Twenty-five years later, I can still remember exactly how beautiful that morning was. It was bright. Clear. Sunny. … Read more

MACDONALD: What’s So Funny?

September 13, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one. Statistically, the majority of those who died on 9/11 in New York City were probably Democrats. Some of them were rich Democrats. Maybe even old-school Democrats, the sort who would have objected to the brash, youthful, and open embrace of Socialism and anti-Americanism that dominates the young … Read more

The 2,996 Project – Honoring the Fallen of 9/11 – Eugen Lazar

September 11, 2026 Skip

25 years. 36% of my life is in that time period. While I can’t say that I still remember Eugen every day, every once in a while, I do. And like most of us in our cohort, it has shaped our lives and those of our children (especially those of us whose children then went … Read more

CARDELLO: The Left Has the Wrong Meaning of 9/11

September 9, 2026 Ray Cardello

I watched and listened intently to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Facebook reel where he talks about his thoughts on the tragedy of 9/11. Mamdani is a lousy mayor, but a great actor. You can almost hear sincerity in his tone and words, but knowing what he has said in the past and what … Read more

CARDELLO: We Need the Patriotism We showed After 9/11

July 5, 2026 Ray Cardello

Much of this article I wrote 5 years ago. It still rings true today. Twenty-five years pass so quickly—two and a half decades since we were attacked and unified at the same moment. No time in my lifetime of over seven decades have I seen a wave of patriotism sweep our nation as it did … Read more

The Israeli “War” Needs To Be Questioned

October 12, 2023 Aaron Warner

In a world where narratives are crafted and pushed upon people who just want to live their lives in peace, we suddenly find these recently divided United States uniting around the cries to “stand with Israel.”

Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Many Ways Our Rights Have Been Usurped Since 9/11

September 17, 2023September 15, 2023 Op-Ed

Those who gave us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights believed that the government exists at the behest of its citizens. It is there to protect, defend, and even enhance our freedoms, not violate them.

He Looked Into The Gates Of Hell, And Lied

September 15, 2023 Ray Cardello

It was bad enough that President Bidendisrespected the victims and First Responders of 9/11 by breaking the tradition of attending one of the memorial services at the attack sites. Beyond his scheduling misstep, he stood in Alaska in the shadow of Air Force One and lied to the military personnel gathered to hear from their commander-in-chief.

We Will Never Forget, Though Joe Biden Already Has

September 11, 2023 Ray Cardello

Maybe I was raised differently than Joe Biden. He is not much older than me, but I am definitely not as jaded and untouched as Joe Biden is about particular days of remembrance or the sad sight of a flag-draped coffin.

9/11 … The Catalyst Of The Police State Of America

September 11, 2023 Ed Mosca

I think this is an excellent take by Sean Davis of the Federalist. Was 9/11 the catalyst of the Police State of America? I think he makes a compelling case that it was. 9/11 allowed the Bushies to dupe us into Forever War (Iraq) and give sweeping, unprecedented powers to the “intelligence community” to spy on Americans … of course, those powers are now being used to stifle political dissent.

Where Have All The Flags Gone

September 11, 2023 Ray Cardello

I wrote this as a Letter to the Editor in 2006, and now, 17 years later, its meaning still holds true. Our lives since 9/11 have yet to return to normal as some of our liberties have not been restored. There is not a student in K-16 that was alive on that beautiful September morning, so it is imperative to keep the story alive.

Willful Blindness

June 26, 2023 Amil Imani

It is hard to believe how quickly we’ve forgotten the most significant terrorist attack on American soil. So, let me remind our readers once again. On September 11, 2001, nineteen Islamic terrorists, primarily Saudi Arabian citizens, hijacked four commercial aircraft.

On the 21st Birthday of 9-11, Let’s Ask: Who Is an Enemy Combatant?

September 11, 2022 Op-Ed

On September 14, 2001, a mere three days after Americans were stunned by the destruction of the World Trade Center, President Bush asked for, and got, a joint resolution from Congress, enacted on September 18, as follows:

George W Bush Goes Full Obama/Biden

September 13, 2021 Ed Mosca

This. Where Bush equates “domestic extremists” to the 9/11 terrorists:

How Would the Taliban Treat Amaarah DeCuir If She Were Abandoned in Afghanistan by the Biden Administration?

September 5, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Amaarah DeCuir is a lecturer who recently did a presentation for the Virginia Department of Education in which teachers are encouraged to erase Muslim involvement in 9/11.

September 11, 2001 What Happened and Why

September 10, 2020

September 11, 2001. Do you know what happened and why? Do you remember? Our schools aren’t teaching about this date in history. They aren’t teaching much about history. So here’s what happened. It was a Tuesday. It’s one of the more important days in recent American history.

In Remembrance of 9/11

September 9, 2020 Amil Imani

The September 11, 2001 attacks on American soil, left an indelible nightmare etched onto American psyches in a way few other events in living memory have.