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Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
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92/100Author:
Spencer Ackerman
Publisher:
Viking
Date:
August 10, 2021
An examination of the impact that the War on Terror had in pushing American politics and society in an authoritarian direction.
What The Reviewers Say
[A] barnburner of a new book.
The book argues powerfully that the open-ended War on Terror has been an exceptionalist fantasy, a bipartisan failure, and a profound risk to American democracy.
Ackerman provides an in-depth examination of the national security policy of the United States in the 20 years since 9/11.
The first major work to consider the War on Terror in its entirety, Reign of Terror documents the last 20 years of state-sponsored violence at a blistering pace, creating a near-constant cycle of recollection and frustration for the reader. Ackerman’s real achievement is a commitment to scale, an expansiveness that encourages readers to see the long view. The results are terrifying.
