Scott Horton (Get this book) An examination of the erosion of personal liberty accompanying the rise of the national security state. Thanks at least in part to Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, Americans are more aware than ever before of the massive amount of data that the government keeps not just on suspected terrorists and enemies of the state, but also on ordinary citizens. Even so, in specific terms, writes Harper's contributing editor Horton, "Americans know less about what their national security forces are doing than ever before." This contradiction perfectly describes the way things are today: We know that there are spies among us, but we don't know what they're really after—save that they keep their activities from us by arguing that to know too much would endanger our safety. This useful book catches him in the act and even offers some thoughts on how to poke his eyes out.--Kirkus
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