by Thomas Riker

NSA data center in Bluffdale, UtahThe attacks on September 11th, 2001 deeply affected America and its citizens. In its aftermath came the USA PATRIOT act, a far-reaching piece of legislation that was passed both in the Senate and the House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority. The act contained many provisions that expanded the scope of the government and its agencies in the hopes of catching terrorists, so as to prevent the next 9/11 from ever occurring. This podcast discusses the Patriot Act generally and its effects, mostly on regular American citizens, and raises questions about the debate between personal privacy and national security.

Bibliography

Ahmed, A., & Senzai, F. (2017, August 5). The USA Patriot Act: Impact on the Arab and Muslim American Community. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.

Duignan, B. (2020). Reauthorizations. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/USA-PATRIOT-Act/Reauthorizations#ref302044

Jenks, R. (2001, December). The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. Center for Immigration Studies. https://cis.org/Report/USA-PATRIOT-Act-2001

Staff, A.C.L.U. (2011). Surveillance Under the Patriot Act. American Civil Liberties Union. https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/surveillance-under-patriot-act.

Staff, A.C.L.U. (2015, May 12). End Mass Surveillance Under the Patriot Act. American Civil Liberties Union. https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/end-mass-surveillance-under-patriot-act.

Staff, A.C.L.U. (2021). Surveillance Under the USA/PATRIOT Act. American Civil Liberties Union. https://www.aclu.org/other/surveillance-under-usapatriot-act.

Welling, A. (2001, October 24). Man admits setting fire at curry eatery. https://www.deseret.com/2001/10/24/19613237/man-admits-setting-fire-at-curry-eatery.

Audio Sources:

1* A story read by Rishabh Gharekhan taken from the website:

Welling, A. (2001, October 24). Man admits setting fire at curry eatery. https://www.deseret.com/2001/10/24/19613237/man-admits-setting-fire-at-curry-eatery.

2* A story told to me by my AP English Language teacher during my senior year at Canisius High School, read by my friend Mia.

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Image: “NSA Data Center,” Cory Doctorow, Flickr CC BY