In the Washington Post, TAC contributor Jordan Michael Smith looks at who was right, who was wrong, and who was tasteless at the time of 9/11 and in its immediate aftermath. The piece is an apt reminder of what such figures as Max Boot, Jerry Falwell, and Michael Moore said. Unsurprisingly for readers of this magazine, John Mearsheimer proved to be the most prescient in his remarks about Afghanistan: “Americans must face a hard reality: massive military force is not a winning weapon against these enemies. It makes the problem worse.”

You can see what I wrote two days after the attacks here.