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9/11 Then and Now: How It Shapes Us 25 Years On

We asked experts with deep personal and professional ties to the post-9/11 era: how did 9/11 shape your path, and how does it continue to shape us 25 years later?

Early Edition: September 11, 2026

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The Just Security Podcast: 9/11 at 25 Years: The State of U.S. National Security, Intelligence, and Alliances Today

Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman are joined by Daniel Fried and Nicholas Rasmussen to discuss the enduring impact of 9/11 on U.S. counterterrorism and foreign policy.
A flag reading "Never Forget 9/11" is left at the south tower reflecting pool memorial at the south tower reflecting pool memorial at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York.

“Can These Bones Live?”: Reflections on the Anniversary of 9/11

A historian examines the United States' historical memory of 9/11 twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
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A Crucial Moment for Persons with Disabilities: The Right to Community Inclusion vs. Institutionalization

The Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACtHR) will hear arguments in a potentially transformative disability rights case for Guatemala, the Americas, and the world.

Early Edition: September 10, 2026

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gestures while speaking in front of a podium, with a blurred figure of a woman visible behind him and a small orange origami rabbit resting on top of the podium.

Governors and State Administration

Gubernatorial opposition is a powerful and often necessary component of meaningful state pushback against federal overreach.
A large crowd gathered in Belgrade, Serbia, raising red, blue and white Serbian flags and banners bearing the image of deceased Bosnian Serb Army Commander and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic.

Ratko Mladić Is Dead, Yet Legions Mourn This “Butcher of Bosnia” and Celebrate His Crimes

Thousands mourned Ratko Mladić at his funeral in Belgrade despite his responsibility for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

Early Edition: September 9, 2026

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Woman's hand placing a 2020 mail-in election ballot in a rural mailbox

The Simplest Way for the Supreme Court to Rule in the USPS Mail Ballots Case

Marty Lederman outlines the easiest and most straightforward way for SCOTUS to decide the USPS mail-in ballot case
The U.S. Department of Justice Building on August 17, 2026 in Washington, DC.

What OLC’s Latest Opinion Means for Congressional Oversight of the Private Sector

Unpacking the Office of Legal Counsel opinion concluding that executive privilege may apply to presidential communications with private advisers.

Early Edition: September 8, 2026

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