I Had to Teach an Ethics Class 9/12/2001

How do we understand why people would commit such atrocities?

The morning of 9/11, I slept in, having no classes to teach that Tuesday. I made coffee and a bagel, and I turned on the computer to see the headline “Attacks on Twin Towers and Pentagon Building.” The rest of the day was a blur, except the memories of watching the towers collapse and thinking…