Introduction : rights and responsibilities, post 9/11
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
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
13. Public health in the age of bioterrorism : a dialogue
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