The war on our freedoms : civil liberties in an age of terrorism / edited by Richard C. Leone and Greg Anrig, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leone, Richard C.

Anrig, Greg, 1960-

Series:

PublicAffairs reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

United States.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xi, 317 pages ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: The Quiet Republic: The Missing Debate About Civil Liberties After 9/11 / Richard C. Leone 1

1 A Familiar Story: Lessons from Past Assaults on Freedoms / Alan Brinkley 23

2 Security and Liberty: Preserving the Values of Freedom / Anthony Lewis 47

3 No Checks, No Balances: Discarding Bedrock Constitutional Principles / Stephen J. Schulhofer 74

4 "The Least Worst Place": Life in Guantanamo / Joseph Lelyveld 100

5 Under a Watchful Eye: Incursions on Personal Privacy / Kathleen Sullivan 128

6 Who Are "We" Now? The Collateral Damage to Immigration / Roberto Suro 147

7 The New American Dilemma: Racial Profiling Post-9/11 / Christopher Edley, Jr. 170

8 From Saviors to Suspects: New Threats to Infectious Disease Research / Patricia Thomas 193

9 Need to Know: Governing in Secret / John Podesta 220

10 Watchdogs on a Leash: Closing Doors on the Media / John F. Stacks 237

11 The Fog of War: Covering the War on Terrorism / Stanley Cloud 256

12 The Go-for-Broke Presidency: Can National Unity and Partisanship Coexist? / E. J. Dionne, Jr. 276

13 On the Home Front: A Lawyer's Struggle to Defend Rights After 9/11 / Ann Beeson 295.

Notes:

"A Century Foundation book."

ISBN:

1586482106

OCLC:

52058204