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The Scars Americans Carry from 9/11 and How They Have Shaped Us 25 Years On

Season 2026 Episode 8248 | 18m 02s

America was deeply affected by 9/11. The war on terror that followed left wounds that have yet to heal and trauma that has reverberated across generations, best understood through the accounts of people caught up in the extremism and fear of that time. Award-winning journalist Janet Reitman traces the long shadow of the war on terror in her new book "The Inheritance." She joins the program.

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