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Rights vs. public safety after 9/11 : America in the age of terrorism / edited by Amitai Etzioni and Jason H. Marsh.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Rights and responsibilities (Lanham, Md.)
- Rights and responsibilities : communitarian perspectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy.
- United States.
- Civil rights--United States.
- Civil rights.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 179 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Rights versus public safety after 9/11
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]
- Summary:
- These essays highlight where government will need to expand its authority in the fight against terrorism, where it risks overreaching, and how this might strengthen American society.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Rights and Responsibilities, Post 9/11 / Amitai Etzioni ix
- 1 A Clear and Present Danger / Attorney General John D. Ashcroft 3
- 2 A Vision for Uniting and Strengthening America / Senator Patrick Leahy 9
- 3 We Can Strike a Balance on Civil Liberties / Laurence H. Tribe 15
- 4 Antiterrorism Tools: A Summary of the USA Patriot Act and the Order on Military Tribunals 19
- 5 The Truth about Our Liberties / Richard A. Posner 25
- Part II The Specifics
- Immigration
- 6 A Privilege or a Right? / Mark Krikorian 33
- 7 Let's Fight Terrorism, Not the Constitution / David Cole 35
- 8 Confusing Freedom with License
- Licenses Terrorism, Not Freedom / Douglas W. Kmiec 43
- Racial Profiling
- 9 Discrimination We're Afraid to Be Against / Michael Kinsley 53
- 10 A (Potentially) Useful Tool / John Derbyshire 57
- Freedom of the Press versus National Security
- 11 Military Secrets and the First Amendment / C. Robert Zelnick 63
- 12 Patriots and Professionals: Journalists as Responsible Citizens / Steven V. Roberts 77
- Public Health
- 13 Public Health in the Age of Bioterrorism: A Dialogue 87
- A Just War?
- 14 What We're Fighting For: A Letter from America 101
- 15 This Is Not Our War: A Letter from United States Citizens to Friends in Europe 123
- National Service
- 16 Putting Patriotism into Practice / Senator John McCain 133
- 17 A New Draft for a New Time / Paul Glastris 137
- 18 Citizenship and Sacrifice / Michael Lind 141
- Part III American Society After September II
- 19 A Stronger Nation / Alan Wolfe 149
- 20 The New Public Spirit / Bruce J. Schulman 157
- 21 Government to the Rescue / Albert R. Hunt 163.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742527549
- 0742527557
- OCLC:
- 50410126
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