For most Americans the terms 'torture' and 'terrorism' evoke barbaric regimes and savage enemies, not liberal democracies like the US. By developing victim-centred definitions of torture and terrorism, American Torture and American Terrorism reveals how state violence that inflicts torture and terrorism has been embedded within American institutions since the country's founding. Dr. Jessica Wolfendale is Professor of Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University with a secondary appointment in the Case Western Reserve School of Law. She is the author of Torture and the Military Profession (2007), co-author (with Matthew Talbert) of War Crimes: Causes, Excuses, and Blame (2018) and has published more than 40 articles and book chapters on topics including war crimes, military ethics, torture, terrorism, and security Dr. Jessica Wolfendale is Professor of Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University with a secondary appointment in the Case Western Reserve School of Law. She is the author of Torture and the Military Profession (2007), co-author (with Matthew Talbert) of War Crimes: Causes, Excuses, and Blame (2018) and has published more than 40 articles and book chapters on topics including war crimes, military ethics, torture, terrorism, and security