Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe

A Congresswoman's Insider Account of America's Decades-Long Struggle with National Security Challenges

Insanity can be defined as doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. As a nation, America has cycled through the same defense and intelligence issues since the end of the Cold War. In Insanity Defense, Congresswoman Jane Harman chronicles how four administrations have failed to confront some of the toughest national security policy issues and suggests achiev...