First published 2006
Glenn Greenwald believed politics didn't matter. He saw extremists on both sides canceling each other out while America stayed centrist. September 11 changed everything. Patriotism replaced his indifference. He backed the Afghanistan war and gave President Bush leeway on Iraq. Then he watched Americans disappear into detention without charges or lawyers. He learned the president was spying on citizens without legal oversight. Greenwald realized Bush had claimed powers that violated the Constitution and made him accountable to no one. This book tells how one man moved from apathy to action. Greenwald argues that radical theories of executive power threaten America's founding principles. He warns that these theories transform the nation's character and push democracy toward despotism. The crisis affects all Americans regardless of party. Greenwald calls readers to act like the colonists who once defied a king.
Genres: american, political-science, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: apathy-to-action, defying-authority
144 pages · Paperback · Working Assets Publishing