Are Efforts to Reduce Terrorism Successful?
Are Efforts to Reduce Terrorism Successful? | Expanded Law Enforcement Powers Violate Civil Liberties
Nick Gillespie is editor in chief of Reason, a libertarian magazine.
When Americans unquestioningly sacrifice their civil liberties for the promise of security, they dishonor those who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Enhanced law enforcement powers such as those granted by the USA PATRIOT Act limit civil liberties in the name of security but provide little safety, challenging what is inherently free and honorable about America. Any threat to civil liberties should be viewed with suspicion, for a free society is eroded not overnight but over time;...
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Table of Contents
- America Is Winning the War on Terrorism
- America Is Losing the War on Terrorism
- A War on Terrorism Is Futile
- Expanded Law Enforcement Powers Have Reduced Terrorism
- Expanded Law Enforcement Powers Violate Civil Liberties
- Preemptive War Reduces Terrorism
- Preemptive War Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Military Might Is the Best Way to Reduce Terrorism
- Intelligence Gathering Is the Best Way to Reduce Terrorism
- Racial Profiling Reduces Terrorism
- Racial Profiling Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Immigration Must Be Restricted to Reduce Terrorism
- Restricting Immigration Does Not Reduce Terrorism
- Efforts to Make Air Travel Safe from Terrorists Have Failed
- America’s Dependence on Foreign Oil Is Undermining Efforts to Reduce Terrorism
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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