Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump

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For an entire generation, at home and abroad, the United States has waged an endless conflict known as the War on Terror. In addition to multiple ground wars, the era pioneered drone strikes and industrial-scale digital surveillance; weakened the rule of law through indefinite detentions; sanctioned torture; and manipulated the truth about it all. These conflicts have yielded neither peace nor victory, but they have transformed America. 'Reign of Terror' shows how these developments created an opportunity for American authoritarianism and gave rise to Donald Trump