No Gratitude for Disasters Prevented

In my column for CNN, I discuss heroes who have prevented disasters yet go unremembered: Imagine that some member of Congress back in the 1990s had devoted himself or herself to toughening America against terrorism. He or she had introduced legislation to require airlines to harden their …

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Written by David Frum on Monday September 12, 2011

Despite Threats, We're Winning the War on Terror

The reports of a  terror threat tied to the 9/11 anniversary were, of course, cause for vigilance. But the particulars of the threat mentioned in media reports, a car bomb, does provide a modicum of evidence that the expensive, costly, oft-mismanaged War on Terror has not been fought for nothing. …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Monday September 12, 2011

How it Felt on 9/11

On the morning of 9/11, I was living in Washington, D.C. with my husband, David Frum, then a speechwriter for President George W. Bush. I was six months pregnant with our third child, Beatrice (now nine), and at home with my son, Nathaniel, then seven, who had feigned a stomach ache. The blog …

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Written by Danielle Crittenden on Sunday September 11, 2011

Growing Up With a 9/11 Birthday

For the last 10 years, I've never missed a 9/11 documentary on National Geographic or The History Channel or TLC. I rewatch MSNBC's replay of the September 11, 2001 Today Show each year. Because September 11th is my birthday. The year that 9/11 concluded, my 2000-2001 year, is still a strong …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Sunday September 11, 2011