new paradigms, n.Definitions

New paradigms (n.) were ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not needed after 9-11; the world had not suddenly become dangerous, and the law had been brushed aside long before.