Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 What Is the State of Civil Liberties in the United States?
1 Americans' Civil Liberties Are Protected George W. Bush 11
2 Americans' Civil Liberties Are Threatened OneAmerica 19
3 Muslim and Arab Americans' Civil Liberties Are Routinely Violated Heena Musabji Christina Abraham 25
4 Reports of Muslim and Arab Americans' Civil Liberties Violations Are Exaggerated Steven Emerson 32
5 Civil Liberties Will Improve Under the Obama Administration Barack Obama 38
6 Civil Liberties Will Not Improve Under the Obama Administration Ivan Eland 45
Chapter 2 How Should Civil Liberties Be Handled During the War on Terror?
1 Americans Must Give Up Some of Their Civil Liberties to Stay Safe Kim Taipale 52
2 Americans Do Not Have to Give Up Their Civil Liberties to Stay Safe Bruce Schneier 60
3 Americans Should Support Warrantless Wiretaps Mortimer B. Zuckerman 65
4 Warrantless Wiretaps Violate Civil Liberties Patrick Radden Keefe 70
5 Racial Profiling Should Be Used to Catch Terrorists Rogier van Bakel 76
6 Racial Profiling Violates Civil Liberties Daniel Moeckli 82
Chapter 3 Should Limits Ever Be Placed on Free Speech?
1 Offensive Speech Should Not Be Limited David Harsanyi 89
2 Free Speech Should Sometimes Be Limited Randal Marlin 94
3 The Speech of Students Should Be Limited Selwyn Duke 101
4 The Speech of Students Should Not Be Limited Donal Brown 107
5 Parts of the Internet Should Be Censored Peter Grad 113
6 No Part of the Internet Should Be Censored Fred Reed 119
Facts About Civil Liberties 124
Organizations to Contact 128
For Further Reading 133
Index 138
Picture Credits 144
