In an opinion piece for Fox News, musician John Ondrasik (of Five for Fighting) reflects on the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks, recalling his song "Tuesday" and his performance of "Superman" at the Concert for New York City alongside first responders and victims' families. He argues that the unity Americans displayed in the aftermath of the attacks, which killed 2,977 people, has since eroded, and warns that ideological and political divisions today mean the country might not respond the same way to a similar attack now.

Ondrasik contends that attitudes hostile to America have spread through universities, media and politics in the years since 2001, pointing to reactions following Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel as evidence of a wider moral shift in Western institutions. He frames the 25th anniversary as a call to renew the "Never Forget" pledge, describing it as an ongoing obligation rather than an annual slogan, and cautions that radical Islamism, antisemitism and anti-American sentiment remain live threats requiring vigilance.