Episode 523: It’s Always 9/11

<p>Ant and James reflect on 9/11, both the day and its legacy.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Introduction and Episode Preview</p><p>0:24 Citizens United, Super PACs, and Money in Politics</p><p>6:48 Corporate Donations, Trump, and Political Influence</p><p>10:50 AI Is Putting an Entire Industry Out of Business</p><p>13:56 AI, College Cheating, and the Future of Education</p><p>17:28 Foolishness of the Week: Trump Threatens to Halt Trade</p><p>20:48 Why Trade Deficits Aren’t What Politicians Think</p><p>22:24 25 Years Later: Remembering 9/11</p><p>25:25 Where We Were When the Attacks Happened</p><p>29:03 How 9/11 Changed America Overnight</p><p>31:39 Fear, Terrorism, and the Wars That Followed 9/11</p><p>34:22 How 9/11 Changed the Nature of War</p><p>35:17 The War on Terror and America’s “Wars on Nouns”</p><p>42:28 TSA, Security Theater, and the Post-9/11 Surveillance State</p><p>44:30 The Militarization of American Law Enforcement</p><p>46:06 Did Americans Trade Freedom for Security?</p><p>48:31 Fear, Crime, and the Lasting Legacy of 9/11</p><p>50:32 Closing Thoughts: Have Some Charity in Your Heart</p>