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Books and Book Chapters

Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It, Edited by Benjamin H. Friedman, Jim Harper, and Christopher A. Preble, (2010).

"Civil Liberties and Terrorism," Chapter 27, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Electronic Surveillance," Chapter 28, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"National ID Systems," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Countering Terrorism," Chapter 46, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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Cato Studies

"Abolish the Department of Homeland Security," by David Rittgers, Policy Analysis no. 683, September 8, 2011

"Effective Counterterrorism and the Limited Role of Predictive Data Mining," by Jeff Jonas and Jim Harper, Policy Analysis no. 584, December 11, 2006

"Suicide Terrorism and Democracy: What We’ve Learned Since 9/11," by Robert A. Pape, Policy Analysis no. 582, November 1, 2006

"Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism," by Tim Lynch, Briefing Paper no. 98, September 6, 2006

"Reappraising Nuclear Security Strategy," by Rensselaer Lee, Policy Analysis no. 571, June 14, 2006

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Articles and Newsletters

"The Atomic Terrorist?," by John Mueller, Nuclear Proliferation Update, January 2010.

"Axis of Evil: Threat or Chimera?" by Charles V. Peña, Mediterranean Quarterly vol. 13, no. 3, Summer 2002.

Text of the PATRIOT Act

Opinion and Commentary

"Hassling the Innocent Is TSA's Specialty," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, January 29, 2012

"If America Is the Battleground, Nobody Has Any Rights," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, December 19, 2011

"CIA Killing Americans Violates Law of War," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, October 26, 2011

"Iran Plot Story a Shot in the Arm for Hawks," by Justin Logan, CNN.com, October 13, 2011

"Abolish the Air Marshals," by David Rittgers, Daily Caller, September 30, 2011

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Legal Briefs

Al-Marri v. Spagone, January 29, 2009 (PDF, 175 KB)

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, January 6, 2006 (PDF, 81 KB)

Rumsfeld v. Padilla, June 1, 2004 (PDF, 112 KB)

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, June 1, 2004 (PDF, 91 KB)

Events

"The Relationship between Intelligence and Policy," October 31, 2011 [Book Forum]

"How Much Homeland Security Is Enough?," October 24, 2011 [Book Forum]

"Abolish the Transportation Security Administration," September 30, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The Military's Role in Counterterrorism," June 18, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Does Homeland Security Work? Evaluating DHS's Efforts to Make Us Safer," May 25, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011," Tim Lynch, Congressional Testimony, December 13, 2011.

"The Reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act," Julian Sanchez, Congressional Testimony, March 9, 2011.

"Assessing Cybersecurity Activities at NIST and DHS," Jim Harper, Congressional Testimony, June 25, 2009.

"Speech by Ivan Eland, Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information," Cato Congressional Speech, June 25, 2002.

"On the Subject of Executive Branch Arrests and Trials," Timothy Lynch, Congressional Testimony, December 4, 2001.

Multimedia

Strip Search Machines Writ Large featuring Jim Harper (January 27, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 05:27]

Julian Sanchez discusses DC Surveillance Cameras on CBN's The 700 Club (January 13, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 05:22]

Benjamin H. Friedman discusses NDAA on TRN's The Savage Nation (January 3, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 05:44]

Christmas and Security Theater featuring Julian Sanchez (December 26, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 06:54]

Defense Authorization and Indefinite Detention featuring Benjamin H. Friedman (December 20, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 09:50]

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