Saturday was the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by al Qaeda on America. We’ve been inundated with reminders of that awful day. Likely everyone can remember where they were and what they were doing when those planes went into those buildings. That was then, this is now.

In those ten years we have seen our lives largely return to normal. The US has not become a terrorist battleground as some feared. We did not turn violently on our neighbors with Middle-Eastern roots. By and large, the world we live in today is unaffected by the events of 9/11. But, there are subtle differences. Read more