| May 28, 2014 | Peace / SecurityWhoever made the decision to open the National September 11 Memorial Museum just a few days before Memorial Day was both bold and intuitive. The theme of remembrance unites both events, but the 9/11 memorial is a departure because it is dedicated to those so often...
| Aug 29, 2011 | Peace / SecurityTens of millions of people will soon observe the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. In New York City, the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died on that day will be read out loud and Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama will join the families of...
| May 9, 2011 | Peace / SecurityI don’t like to exult in the death of people, not even people I don’t like. I think it’s bad form. I’m making an exception in the case of Osama bin Laden, however. From the point of view of a comfortable middle-class American (which I certainly...
| May 4, 2011 | Peace / SecurityEditor’s note:This blog post is the same as Donald Kaul’s May 9 column, Making an Exception for Osama Bin Laden. I don’t like to exult in the death of people, not even people I don’t like. I think it’s bad form. I’m making an...
| May 3, 2011 | Peace / SecurityWe have, once again, played right into Osama bin Laden’s hands. This might seem like an odd assertion, since the al-Qaeda mastermind is finally dead at the hands of U.S. Special Forces, most heads of state have voiced their congratulations, and practically the...
