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9/11 was an inflection point in American history. A nearly mortal wound to the nation’s psyche… …If not also a reminder that barbarians rally at the gate.
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But here we are nearly 20 years later. We approach a milestone anniversary of this horrific event. And we take stock. Again.
All of us of a certain age reflect upon where we were on that fateful date in 2001, what we were doing on an otherwise fine September morning, when we heard news of two passenger jets slamming into the World Trade Center, and then another into the Pentagon, and still a fourth going down into a farm field in Pennsylvania.
We followed the announcements incredulously, with our gazes riveted by still and televised images of the twisted metal, of the rising columns of smoke, of the smoldering ruins. As we looked at the utter enormity of the wreckage, we could not but reflect on the savagery, the senseless loss of life. And we asked why. And wondered what would come next.
It is 20 years since 9/11. It is time as a culture for us all to take stock. To reflect thoughtfully.
Which is precisely the focus of the September issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture.
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Americans have been encouraged to forget about 9/11 and to focus on the enemy within.
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The failure of the 1965 Immigration Act was written all over the smoking ruins of 9/11. It weakened visa enforcement and massively increased immigration from parts of the world that were culturally light-years apart from American traditions.
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An oppressive surveillance state has grown up amid the ruins of America's constitutional and legal structure. Without civic virtue and popular sovereignty, restraints on arbitrary power have weakened.
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Foreign Affairs Editor Srdja Trifkovic writes in “Jihad Undefeated” about the collapse of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan
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Nicholas D. Jackson describes how the Attica Prison Riots 50 years ago reshaped American policing, for the worse.
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If you are already a subscriber, look for these articles online and in your next issue, which should arrive in the first week of September.
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Become part of a movement to reclaim America's intellectual and spiritual heritage—subscribe today!
If you are not familiar with the magazine, and interested to learn more,
classicist Anthony Esolen shares the following testimony:
“When I read Chronicles, I know that I am not alone, and I feel more sure in my resolve, because truth is truth till the end of time.”
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(For assistance with the website or your order, please contact John Howting)
You may also look for Chronicles in your local bookstore or newsstand. |
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