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<p>In her introduction, essayist Kaminer argues that the first response of the Bush administration to September 11th "was a law enforcement crackdown and a demand for new restrictions on liberty, although there was no evidence that the attacks resulted from too much liberty or too little law enforcement power." In 48 short essays published between 1999 and 2002 (most in <i>The American Prospect</i>, she lucidly examines threats to civil liberties, commenting on secrecy in government, the detention without trial of citizens and non-citizens, incursions into privacy and government surveillance, the limiting of free speech, and a broad range of other issues. The essays were updated as of spring 2002 (and, except for the most recent two, recast in the past tense). They are not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR</p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>"Live Free or Die," New Hampshire's grammar-challenged state motto, sounds worthy enough on the surface. But defining and ensuring freedom are infinitely more difficult and crucial than stamping slogans on license plates, as social critic Kaminer (Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and the Perils of Pie

Author

Kaminer, Wendy

Publisher

Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780807044117

Subjects

Law, Political Science, Sociology

Rating

4.4 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14