I published this piece in The Daily Beast back in 2016. It’s now behind a paywall. Overall, I think it holds up fairly well, but the events of the past few years seems to have accelerated the pace at which 9-11 as history has faded from our collective memory.
On Sunday the nation will mark the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Ceremonies w…
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