The Politics of Silence at Ground Zero
Politicians shy away from making public speeches on 9/11, fearing that they will politicize the mourners. But maybe our leaders should, in the style of Lincoln, provide a new narrative for the tragedy. More »
Elizabeth Greenspan is an urban anthropologist and lecturer at Harvard University. She is writing a book on Ground Zero.
Politicians shy away from making public speeches on 9/11, fearing that they will politicize the mourners. But maybe our leaders should, in the style of Lincoln, provide a new narrative for the tragedy. More »
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