Civil liberties / Jill Karson, book editor.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Contemporary issues companion.
Other Authors: Karson, Jill
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 2006.
Series:Contemporary issues companion.
Subjects:
Civil rights > United States.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Physical Description:154 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • ch. 1. The source of civil liberties
  • 1. Natural law provides the basis for civil liberties / Andrew P. Napolitano
  • 2. Civil liberties derive from a consensual understanding of injustice / Alan M. Dershowitz
  • 3. The Constitution does not grant civil liberties, it only protects them / Jacob G. Hornberger
  • ch. 2. Separation of church and state
  • 1. The First Amendment intends the separation of church and state / Albert Menendez, Edd Doerr
  • 2. The First Amendment does not intend the separation of church and state / Jeff Jacoby
  • 3. Public expressions of faith do not violate the Constitution / Alan Sears
  • 4. An atheist addresses the separation of church and state / Michael Newdow
  • ch. 3. The right to privacy
  • 1. The right to privacy is a modern concept / Amitai Etzioni
  • 2. American culture paradoxically values privacy, exhibitionism, and surveillance / Wendy Kaminer
  • 3. Technology is a threat to privacy / Eric J. Gertler
  • 4. The crusade to protect privacy is misguided / Michael Lind
  • ch. 4. Freedom of expression
  • 1. The historical foundation of free speech / Robert Hargreaves
  • 2. Censorship is harmful to society / Nan Levinson
  • 3. Some censorship is beneficial to society / Jonah Goldberg
  • 4. Indecency in the media should be restricted / Robert Peters
  • 5. Teaching media literacy is an alternative to censorship / Marjorie Heins, Christina Cho
  • 6. A parent advocates engaging children about media indecency / Barry Fagin
  • 7. A professor is fired for giving voice to his political dissent / Sami Al-Arian
  • ch. 5. Civil liberties in the age of terrorism
  • 1. The tension between civil liberties and national security / Jerel A. Rosati
  • 2. The Patriot Act curtails civil liberties / Julian Sanchez
  • 3. Anti-terror initiatives do not diminish civil liberties / Rich Lowry
  • 4. The rights of unlawful enemy combatants should be restricted / Robert H. Bork
  • 5. Safeguards for the accused must be preserved / Anthony Lewis
  • 6. An Arab American defends racial profiling / Rob Asghar
  • 7. The harms of racial profiling / Dan B. Gerson
  • Organizations to contact.