New York Honors 9/11 Victims While Questioning Institutional Complacency After 24 Years

Every year on September 11, New York City pauses to honor the nearly 3,000 innocent lives lost in the terrorist attacks that shook America’s foundations. This year marked the somber 24th anniversary, a moment not only for remembrance but also for sober reflection on how our government has handled the lessons of that tragic day. The annual ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial—the very ground where the Twin Towers once stood—featured a haunting tribute: names of each victim read aloud, moments of silence observed precisely at 8:46 AM, when the first hijacked plane struck. Yet behind these respectful rituals lies a...