Bibliograph

Suicide pact, the radical expansion of presidential powers and the lethal threat to American liberty, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

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Suicide pact, the radical expansion of presidential powers and the lethal threat to American liberty, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-421) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Suicide pact

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

896185429

Responsibility statement

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

Sub title

the radical expansion of presidential powers and the lethal threat to American liberty

Summary

Argues that America has been transformed into a surveillance state with an increasing loss of personal freedoms and traces this decline through history, beginning with colonial rule all the way to the current war on terrorism. --Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

1770-1880: the struggle for natural liberty. Philosophical primer ; Constitutional overview of the duty to defend & the power to wage successful war ; National security in the Revolutionary War era ; Civil War & Reconstruction eras -- 1900-1946: the noble liars. Turn-of-the-century America: the Wilson administration & World War I ; World War II era: the freedom of speech & power over property ; World War II era: Quirin & the Japanese cases -- 1947-present: the long wars. Cold War: the Truman years, the Korean conflict, & the second Red Scare ; Cold War: the civil war in Vietnam ; Before 9/11 : America & global terror from 1980-2001 ; George W. Bush administration: Global War on Terror & privacy in the post-9/11 world ; George W. Bush administration : render & torture ; George W. Bush administration: the right to trial ; Obama administration: a midterm review of the Middle East, torture, & trials ; Obama administration: a midterm review of exponentially expanded drone intervention and privacy attacks

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