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The threat of another attack led to a vastly expanded security apparatus, a reorganization of the federal government, two wars, laws granting the federal government greater surveillance authorities, aggressive investigatory and prosecutorial practices, and executive initiatives, some secret, that appeared to contravene international and constitutional law. All of this was done in the name of keeping America safe. But has the United States struck the right balance between security and liberty? Have we remained true to our fundamental values?

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David Cole teaches constitutional law, national security, and criminal justice at Georgetown University Law Center. He is also a volunteer attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights, the legal affairs correspondent for The Nation, a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books, and a commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.

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