“New York Times best-selling author”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Where does freedom come from?—Are you a sheep or a wolf?—A history of abuse—Peacetime speech suppression—Vietnam--alpha, bravo, Ellsberg—Post-September 11th : an Orwellian new world?—National security : an excuse for abuse—No warrant? no problem—State secrets : exploiting the privilege—Look patriotic : your government is watching—Everyday life as a sheep—The corpse of habeas—Torture : don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t touch—The dying breaths of the free press—Where do we go from here?