The Insecurity State
America's struggle to cope with the relentless threats of the post-9/11 world
Is America Any Safer?
Since 9/11, the United States has spent $1 trillion to defend against al-Qaeda and ISIL, dirty bombs and lone wolves, bioterror and cyberterror. Has it worked?
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Andrew Harnik / AP Why the U.S. Still Can't Track Visitors Who Overstay Their Visas
Proposed “entry-exit” systems seem simple but have succumbed to real-world complications.
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Andrew Kelly / Reuters Why Is America Still Saying ‘Never Again’?
Despite an administration change and major shifts in patterns of terrorism, the federal government is still taking a maximalist approach to homeland security.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters What Will Americans Do About Their Fear of Terrorism?
The United States has faced threats before and after 9/11. Its test will be the choices it makes about constitutional rights and freedoms.
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Darren Staples / Reuters Learning to Live With Terrorism
“We can’t eliminate all terrorists. But we can’t eliminate disease. We can’t stop hurricanes.”
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Andrew Kelly / Reuters America Cannot Stop Every Terror Attack
The U.S. government has spent a lot of money on national security since 9/11. It could use those funds in better ways to improve and save lives.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters Terrorism Only Works on Nations That Aren’t Ready for It
Since 9/11, national-security officials have made policy on a myth of American invulnerability. They should have been preparing everyday citizens for the worst in order to make the country stronger.
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The Inevitability of Dirty Bombs
It’s the terror threat no one is talking about.
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Larry Downing / Reuters Obama: 'We Will Defend Our Nation'
An interview with the president on the challenges of homeland security in the United States.
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Neighborhood Studio The $47 Billion Network That’s Already Obsolete
FirstNet was envisioned as a way for police and firefighters to communicate with one another in the wake of 9/11. But four years later, it’s still not up and running.
