Susan Sontag’s September 11 Essay
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A look back at Susan Sontag’s New Yorker essay after 9/11, and how the outrage it provoked demonstrated why she was right. Also, the relevance of the essay to today’s political climate. New Yorker (scroll down): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/09/24/tuesday-and-after-talk-of-the-town National Review letter: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/susan-sontag-and-911-richard-brookhiser/
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