"The Constitution," said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ominously in March 2003, "just sets minimums. Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires." In The War on the Bill of Rights-and the Gathering Resistance, nationally syndicated columnist and Village Voice mainstay Nat Hentoff draws on untapped sources-from reporters, resisters, and civil liberties law professors across the country to administration insiders-to piece together the true dimensions of the ongoing assault on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
“I thought I knew the full list of the horribles unleashed by the government in the name of national security since 9/11—until I read this book. Wow! Nat Hentoff—who has no equal in defending the Constitution—has unearthed enough governmental lawlessness to make all Americans sleepless. Buy this book if you love liberty; and after you've read it, send your copy to any member of Congress, senator, or judge you know!” –Judge Anthony P. Napolitano, Senior Judicial Analyst, Fox News Channel
“There's no better resource on our Bill of Rights and constitutional freedoms than Nat Hentoff. With this book, Hentoff sounds the alarm over the steady erosion of our rights while effectively arguing that any hope for our future rests in our ability as citizens to take a stand and fight back.” –John W. Whitehead, Founder and President, The Rutherford Institite
“This book is an inspiring call to twenty-first century patriots to reinvigorate the libertarian and egalitarian ideals of America's founders, and to resist the violations of those ideals that have run rampant in the 'War on Terror.' Hentoff shows that too many purported counter-terrorism measures have made us less free, but not more safe, therefore galvanizing growing resistance among individuals from all across the political spectrum and all walks of life, all across the country.” –Nadine Strossen, President, ACLU
“Anyone concerned with civil liberties should read this short and snappy report from the frontlines of this latest constitutional struggle.” –Publishers Weekly
“[R]emarkably comprehensive and highly readable . . .” –John W. Dean, Los Angeles Times
“Hentoff has written a deft primer that forcefully makes the civil libertarian's case.” –Vincent J. Cannato, Washington Post Book World
NAT HENTOFF, a prolific author, journalist and weekly columnist in the Village Voice, has won the National Press Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism, and the American Bar Association Certificate of Merit for Coverage of the Criminal Justice System, as well as the Thomas Szasz Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Cause of Civil Liberties.
"The Constitution," said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ominously in March 2003, "just sets minimums. Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires." In The War on the Bill of Rights-and the Gathering Resistance, nationally syndicated columnist and Village Voice mainstay Nat Hentoff draws on untapped sources-from reporters, resisters, and civil liberties law professors across the country to administration insiders-to piece together the true dimensions of the ongoing assault on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Reviews
“I thought I knew the full list of the horribles unleashed by the government in the name of national security since 9/11—until I read this book. Wow! Nat Hentoff—who has no equal in defending the Constitution—has unearthed enough governmental lawlessness to make all Americans sleepless. Buy this book if you love liberty; and after you've read it, send your copy to any member of Congress, senator, or judge you know!” –Judge Anthony P. Napolitano, Senior Judicial Analyst, Fox News Channel
“There's no better resource on our Bill of Rights and constitutional freedoms than Nat Hentoff. With this book, Hentoff sounds the alarm over the steady erosion of our rights while effectively arguing that any hope for our future rests in our ability as citizens to take a stand and fight back.” –John W. Whitehead, Founder and President, The Rutherford Institite
“This book is an inspiring call to twenty-first century patriots to reinvigorate the libertarian and egalitarian ideals of America's founders, and to resist the violations of those ideals that have run rampant in the 'War on Terror.' Hentoff shows that too many purported counter-terrorism measures have made us less free, but not more safe, therefore galvanizing growing resistance among individuals from all across the political spectrum and all walks of life, all across the country.” –Nadine Strossen, President, ACLU
“Anyone concerned with civil liberties should read this short and snappy report from the frontlines of this latest constitutional struggle.” –Publishers Weekly
“[R]emarkably comprehensive and highly readable . . .” –John W. Dean, Los Angeles Times
“Hentoff has written a deft primer that forcefully makes the civil libertarian's case.” –Vincent J. Cannato, Washington Post Book World
Author
NAT HENTOFF, a prolific author, journalist and weekly columnist in the Village Voice, has won the National Press Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism, and the American Bar Association Certificate of Merit for Coverage of the Criminal Justice System, as well as the Thomas Szasz Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Cause of Civil Liberties.
