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Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the tension between civil rights and public safety has dominated public discourse. On issues ranging from racial profiling to military tribunals, Americans have had to ask whether it is possible for the United States to defend itself against terrorism without violating the values and principles that lie at the heart of its democratic order. In Rights vs. Public Safety after 9/11, some of the nation's leading legal experts and social critics confront this question head-on. The contributors offer measured, often communitarian, approaches to topics such as the changes in United States immigration policy after September 11th, the practical and moral difficulties of racial profiling, the ethical dilemmas of an emergency response to a bioterrorist attack, and the role of the government in promoting national service. This balanced compilation of essays highlights where government will need to expand its authority in the fight against terrorism, where it risks overreaching, and how this new era might strengthen American society.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Rights and Responsibilities, Post 9/11
Part 2 The Basics
Chapter 3 A Clear and Present Danger
Chapter 4 A Vision for Uniting and Strengthening America
Chapter 5 We Can Strike a Balance on Civil Liberties
Chapter 6 Antiterrorism Tools: A Summary of the USA Patriot Act and the Order on Military Tribunals
Chapter 7 The Truth About Our Liberties
Part 8 The Specifics
Part 9 Immigration
Chapter 10 A Privilege or a Right?
Chapter 11 Let's Fight Terrorism, Not the Constitution
Chapter 12 Confusing Freedom with License-Licenses Terrorism, Not Freedom
Part 13 Racial Profiling
Chapter 14 Discrimination We're Afraid to Be Against
Chapter 15 A (Potentially) Useful Tool
Part 16 Freedom of the Press vs. National Security
Chapter 17 Military Secrets and the First Amendment
Chapter 18 Patriots and Professionals: Journalists as Responsible Citizens
Part 19 Public Health
Chapter 20 Public Health in the Age of Bioterrorism: A Dialogue
Part 21 A Just War?
Chapter 22 What We're Fighting For: A Letter from America
Chapter 23 This is Not Our War: A Letter from United States Citizens to Friends in Europe
Part 24 National Service
Chapter 25 Putting Patriotism into Practice
Chapter 26 A New Draft for a New Time
Chapter 27 Citizenship and Sacrifice
Part 28 American Society after September 11
Chapter 29 A Stronger Nation
Chapter 30 The New Public Spirit
Chapter 31 Government to the Rescue
Chapter 32 Index
Chapter 33 About the Contributors

Product details

Published 01 Sep 2004
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 200
ISBN 9780585463865
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Amitai Etzioni

Anthology Editor

Jason H. Marsh

Contributor

David Cole

Contributor

John Derbyshire

Contributor

Paul Glastris

Contributor

Albert R. Hunt

Contributor

Michael Kinsley

Contributor

Mark Krikorian

Contributor

Michael Lind

Contributor

John McCain

Contributor

Alan Wolfe

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