# American Terror After 9/11

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/american-terror-after-9-11>

**By** Spencer Ackerman

**Published:** March 11, 2022

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9/11 and the American response politically divided and economically destabilized our country, turning the War on Terror into a cultural—and then a tribal—struggle.

## SUMMARY:

Spencer Ackerman joins Trevor to discuss how the events of September 11th, 2001 changed terrorism from “something some people do” into “something some people are;” creating an opportunity for authoritarian violence, unfettered surveillance, and nationalist populism to grow.

## FURTHER READING:

[_Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump_](https://www.amazon.com/Reign-Terror-Destabilized-America-Produced/dp/1984879774) by Spencer Ackerman