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Books and Book Chapters

"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).

"Domestic Security," Chapter 47, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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Cato Studies

"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 Timothy Lynch, Briefing Paper no. 98, September 6, 2006

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

"Power Surge: The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush," by Gene Healy and Timothy Lynch, White Paper , May 1, 2006

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Articles and Newsletters

"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

"Is Obama's 'Prolonged Detention' American?," by Nat Hentoff, Aspen Daily News, June 17, 2009

"The "Militia Panic" of 2009," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, June 16, 2009

"President Reagan's Torture Advice to President Obama," by Nat Hentoff, Metro West Daily News, May 20, 2009

"Dick Cheney Is Becoming Obama's Enabler," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, May 19, 2009

"Who Is Watching the Watchmen?," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, May 5, 2009

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Legal Briefs

Al-Marri v. Commander Daniel Spagone, U.S.N., Consolidated Naval Brig, January 29, 2009 (PDF, 175 KB)

Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, January 6, 2006 (PDF, 81 KB)

Donald H. Rumsfeld v. Jose Padilla and Donna R. Newman, as Next Friend of Jose Padilla, Brief of Amicus Curiae, June 1, 2004 (PDF, 112 KB)

Yaser Esam Hamdi and Esam Fouad Hamdi, as next friend of Yaser Esam Hamdi, v. Donald Rumsfeld, et al., Brief of Amicus Curiae, June 1, 2004 (PDF, 91 KB)

Events

"Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy," June 23, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Fusion Centers: Domestic Spying or Sensible Surveillance?," June 11, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"How Overreaction and Misdirection Play into the Strategy of Terrorism," May 11, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Shaping the Obama Administration’s Counterterrorism Strategy," January 12-13, 2009 [Conference]

"Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice," April 23, 2008 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"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

"Cybersecurity: A Meaningless Term" featuring Jim Harper, July 2, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:33]

David Rittgers discusses the Guantanamo detainee trial on BBC June 9, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:51]

Jim Harper discusses Obama's cyber infrastructure plan on CNBC May 29, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:21]

David Rittgers discusses national security on News Channel 8 May 21, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:01]

Gene Healy discusses the Gitmo detainees on BBC News 24 UK May 21, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:59]

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