Not a Suicide Pact Many of the measures taken by the Bush administration since 9/11 have sparkedheated protests. Judge Richard A. Posner offers a cogent and elegant responseto these protests, arguing that personal liberty must be balanced with publicsafety in the face of grave national danger.
"A welcome voice in the national debate about freedom vs. security."--The Washington Post Book World
, .."Posner's reasoning...is invariably illuminating, and overall demonstrates that the Constitution, pragmatically interpreted, is both sturdy and flexible, capable in the war we are now waging of protecting liberty and maintaining security."--Weekly Standard
"Posner's new book, Not A Suicide Pact, is characteristically hawkish...Reader either will or won't share Posner's predilection to trust the government in dire-seeming times; there is certainly much to be said on the other side...Posner is far more provocative and surprising when he reveals the
limits of his trust."--New York Times Book Review
"Known for his willfully provocative opinions...the positions he takes in this volume will not only fuel his own controversial reputation but also underscore just how negotiable constitutional rights have become in the eyes of administration proponents."--The New York Times
, .."Posner's reasoning...is invariably illuminating, and overall demonstrates that the Constitution, pragmatically interpreted, is both sturdy and flexible, capable in the war we are now waging of protecting liberty and maintaining security."--Weekly Standard
"His views will provoke Category 5 protest from civil libertarians.... He ably makes the case for his side in the national debate."--Publishers Weekly
"A welcome voice in the national debate about freedom vs. security."--The Washington Post Book World
.,."Posner's reasoning...is invariably illuminating, and overall demonstrates that the Constitution, pragmatically interpreted, is both sturdy and flexible, capable in the war we are now waging of protecting liberty and maintaining security."--Weekly Standard
"Posner's new book, Not A Suicide Pact, is characteristically hawkish...Reader either will or won't share Posner's predilection to trust the government in dire-seeming times; there is certainly much to be said on the other side...Posner is far more provocative and surprising when he reveals the
limits of his trust."--New York Times Book Review
"Known for his willfully provocative opinions...the positions he takes in this volume will not only fuel his own controversial reputation but also underscore just how negotiable constitutional rights have become in the eyes of administration proponents."--The New York Times
.,."Posner's reasoning...is invariably illuminating, and overall demonstrates that the Constitution, pragmatically interpreted, is both sturdy and flexible, capable in the war we are now waging of protecting liberty and maintaining security."--Weekly Standard
"His views will provoke Category 5 protest from civil libertarians.... He ably makes the case for his side in the national debate."--Publishers Weekly
"Undaunted by controversy, Posner forthrightly addresses detention, harsh interrogation methods, limits of free speech, ethnic profiling, and the boundaries of privacy rights, among other hot-button topics. Posner's book deserves to be commended for its policy recommendations, which arealmost
unfailingly sane."--Ethics and International Affairs
"A welcome voice in the national debate about freedom vs. security."--The Washington Post Book World
.,."Posner's reasoning...is invariably illuminating, and overall demonstrates that the Constitution, pragmatically interpreted, is both sturdy and flexible, capable in the war we are now waging of protecting liberty and maintaining security."--Weekly Standard
"Posner's new book, Not A Suicide Pact, is characteristically hawkish...Reader either will or won't share Posner's predilection to trust the government in dire-seeming times; there is certainly much to be said on the other side...Posner is far more provocative and surprising when he reveals the limits of his trust."--New York Times Book Review
"Known for his willfully provocative opinions...the positions he takes in this volume will not only fuel his own controversial reputation but also underscore just how negotiable constitutional rights have become in the eyes of administration proponents."--The New York Times
.,."Posner's reasoning...is invariably illuminating, and overall demonstrates that the Constitution, pragmatically interpreted, is both sturdy and flexible, capable in the war we are now waging of protecting liberty and maintaining security."--Weekly Standard
"His views will provoke Category 5 protest from civil libertarians.... He ably makes the case for his side in the national debate."--Publishers Weekly
"Undaunted by controversy, Posner forthrightly addresses detention, harsh interrogation methods, limits of free speech, ethnic profiling, and the boundaries of privacy rights, among other hot-button topics. Posner's book deserves to be commended for its policy recommendations, which arealmost unfailingly sane."--Ethics and International Affairs
"A welcome voice in the national debate about freedom vs. security."--The Washington Post Book World
..".Posner's reasoning...is invariably illuminating, and overall demonstrates that the Constitution, pragmatically interpreted, is both sturdy and flexible, capable in the war we are now waging of protecting liberty and maintaining security."--Weekly Standard
"Posner's new book, Not A Suicide Pact, is characteristically hawkish...Reader either will or won't share Posner's predilection to trust the government in dire-seeming times; there is certainly much to be said on the other side...Posner is far more provocative and surprising when he reveals the limits of his trust."--New York Times Book Review
"Known for his willfully provocative opinions...the positions he takes in this volume will not only fuel his own controversial reputation but also underscore just how negotiable constitutional rights have become in the eyes of administration proponents."--The New York Times
..".Posner's reasoning...is invariably illuminating, and overall demonstrates that the Constitution, pragmatically interpreted, is both sturdy and flexible, capable in the war we are now waging of protecting liberty and maintaining security."--Weekly Standard
"His views will provoke Category 5 protest from civil libertarians.... He ably makes the case for his side in the national debate."--Publishers Weekly
"Undaunted by controversy, Posner forthrightly addresses detention, harsh interrogation methods, limits of free speech, ethnic profiling, and the boundaries of privacy rights, among other hot-button topics. Posner's book deserves to be commended for its policy recommendations, which are almost unfailingly sane."--Ethics & International Affairs