As the nation collectively remembers the 21-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, Charlie walks through the progression of the American Security State in the decades since that horrific day in US history. Especially in light of January 6th, 2021—it raises the question as to how the current Regime defines "terror" and what they are empowered to do in response to it thanks to the leviathan of "national security" ushered in after 9/11. He walks through the evolution of DHS' efforts, pointing out that a radical shift took place in 2009 when Barack Obama took office, and highlights two voices along the way that have been trying to warn the nation on the dangers of The Patriot Act and much more since the very beginning.