The events of September 11, 2001 were frightening in and of themselves, but once the smoke cleared, the political impli¬cations continued to alarm and upset many Americans. With the implementation of Homeland Security, many began to question what an appropriate balance between freedom and safety should look like.

In My Fellow Americans, Graff examines how America might look and feel as a new military state. As an amateur pho¬tographer with an interest in architecture, Jason Walker is targeted by Homeland Security as a terrorist. After his inno¬cence is determined, he is then coerced by Homeland Security to spy on the Lebanese Cultural Center, also suspected of terrorist activities. Unable to determine who he can trust, and concealing his activities from those he cares about, Jason’s life spirals out of control. –Helen Hokanson