USA. NYC. 2014. A display at the 9/11 museum at Ground Zero in New York. The museum walks a difficult line, trying to make a “neutral accounting” out of one of the most politicized events in history. For my taste, the displays are too light on the context that led to the tragedy and chaos that followed. 9/11 was the beginning of an entirely new era of global history and had a clear historical lineage. To largely ignore that history and all that followed is to do a disservice to a museum’s purpose. Though it has been widely praised for its sober display of the events of the day, there has been controversy as well, especially surrounding the gift shop, which sells coffee cups, toys, silk scarves, hoodies, key chains, charms, cheese plates, etc.