September 11: A National Litmus Test
I work for public radio. I listen to public radio. I read news items constantly. I have an RSS feed as expansive as a small town library and find myself reading hundreds of articles a day. I'm just like that. It's how I roll.But this weekend has been a giant pain in the ass.The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 has become so fetishized that my natural cynicism kicks in as soon as I hear or r…