"More cubes rise every day. There is the need for office space. The Twin Towers provided an acre of it on every floor.
But let them rise elsewhere. There is a great emptiness now, 16 acres of breathtaking ground-level flatness at the center of predictable vertical thrust. And that emptiness speaks powerfully, not just of the end of two buildings but of thousands of deaths and a sense of indomitability whose loss is measured in eyes cast up on the city streets whenever a plane flies low."

If this sentiment wins the day then I'm sad to report that we are beaten, depressed, and lacking in human spirit: The terrorists have won.

Maybe we shouldn't build new towers. But one thing is for certain: If we don't build them, it better not be because we are seeking a feeling of emptiness.

Scott