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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 21 articles Twenty years after 9/11, how are Americans evaluating the war on terror? |  | |
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'A heavy price': Two decades of war, wariness and the post-9/11 security state.
NBC News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 74% • 15 min read
The immediate and long-term U.S. responses to the 2001 attacks have intractably altered the courses of foreign policy, domestic politics and U.S. culture. In some cases, such as Congress' giving the president virtually unlimited power to wage war under the 2001 authorization of the use of military force, the changes were initiated by the assault and a direct response to it.
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In the era of drone pilots sitting comfortably at domestic bases and small special forces units carrying out discrete missions, American might can be projected with relatively minimal risk to troops. Foreign-policy makers at the White House and in Congress who often express their confidence in the ability of the U.S. to counter terrorist threats overseas point to the absence of another 9/11-like attack as evidence.
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That exonerated political leaders and justified pouring money into new intelligence tools, a trend that has continued unabated as government and industry have raced to revolutionize information-gathering.
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The world 9/11 made.
Council on Foreign Relations (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 64% • 9 min read - Top long-read
Is domestic terrorism a bigger threat than foreign terrorism?
The Factual (Center) • Factual Grade 71% • 11 min read
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The Guardian reported in July that the nomination of [David Chipman, a 25-year veteran of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) who has worked to tigh...
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| | #1 in World News • 12 articles Why is Canada's Prime Minister at risk of losing his snap election? |
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| | #1 in Business News • 10 articles Why is Ford ceasing manufacturing of its vehicles in India? |
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| | #1 in Science News • 7 articles Why is Harvard University exiting its investment in fossil fuels? |
[Harvard President Lawrence Bacow] noted that the university has not had direct investments in fossil fuels since June and that its indirect investme...
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