The Politics of Grief: Why 9/11 Commemorations Should Stay True to Their Purpose The quarter century since the attacks on September 11, 2001, has seen even the most solemn commemorations become increasingly politicized.
Last week's controversy over Mayor Zohran Mamdani's attendance at Ground Zero, sparked by Rudy Giuliani's comment, is just one example of this trend.
As firefighters, Bill Spade and his colleagues never asked about the politics or affiliations of those they were rescuing. They simply responded to a crisis, driven by a simple but profound impulse: to save lives.