Rights vs. public safety after 9/11: America in the age of terrorism

Introduction : rights and responsibilities, post 9/11

pt. 1. The basics

1. A clear and present danger / Attorney General John D. Ashcroft

2. A vision for uniting and strengthening America / Senator Patrick Leahy

3. We can strike a balance on civil liberties / Laurence H. Tribe

4. Antiterrorism tools : a summary of the USA Patriot Act and the Order on Military Tribunals

5. The truth about our liberties / Richard A. Posner

pt. 2. The specifics

[pt. 2a].

Immigration

6. A privilege or a right? / Mark Krikorian

7. Let's fight terrorism, not the constitution / David Cole

8. Confusing freedom with license : licenses terrorism, not freedom / Douglas W. Kmiec

[pt. 2b]. Racial profiling

9. Discrimination we're afraid to be against / Michael Kinsley

10. A (potentially) useful tool / John Derbyshire

[pt. 2c]. Freedom of the press versus national security

11. Military secrets and the First Amendment / C. Robert Zelnick

12. Patriots and professionals : journalists as responsible citizens / Steven V. Roberts

[pt. 2d]. Public health

13. Public health in the age of bioterrorism : a dialogue

[pt. 2e]. A just war?

14. What we're fighting for : a letter from America

15. This is not our war : a letter from United States citizens to friends in Europe

[pt. 2f]. National service

16. Putting patriotism into practice / Senator John McCain

17. A new draft for a new time / Paul Glastris

18. Citizenship and sacrifice / Michael Lind

pt. 3. American society after September 11

19. A stronger nation / Alan Wolfe

20. The new public spirit / Bruce J. Schulman

21. Government to the rescue / Albert R. Hunt

Index

About the contributors.