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Alan Dershowitz professor, Harvard Law School [homepage]
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The two basic poles of thought within the civil liberties community regarding US government’s response to the large-scale arrival of terrorism on our shores are represented by Alan Dershowitz, who says that some compromises can and should be made, and Harvey Silverglate, who believes that the Bill of Rights is a timeless document, suitable for all seasons.

Listen to a complementary interview with Alan Dershowitz on Thoughcast.org, a podcast and public radio interview program on authors, academics and intellectuals.

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Author: Alan M. Dershowitz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 232 pages
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Author: Alan Dershowitz
Publisher: Wiley (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 304 pages
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Binding: Paperback, 265 pages
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Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (1999)
Binding: Hardcover, 336 pages
Image of The Abuse Excuse: And Other Cop-outs, Sob Stories, and Evasions of Responsibility
Author: Alan M. Dershowitz
Publisher: Back Bay Books (2000)
Binding: Paperback, 352 pages
Image of The Genesis of Justice : 10 Stories of Biblical Injustice That Led to the 10 Commandments and Modern Morality and Law
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Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (2001)
Binding: Paperback, 304 pages
Image of Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
Author: Harvey A. Silverglate
Publisher: Encounter Books (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 325 pages
Image of The Shadow University: The Betrayal Of Liberty On America's Campuses
Author: Press The Free, Harvey A. Silverglate, Alan Charles Kors
Publisher: Harper Perennial (1999)
Binding: Paperback, 432 pages
Image of FIRE's Guide to First-Year Orientation and Thought Reform on Campus
Author: Jordan Lorence; Harvey Silverglate
Publisher: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (2005)
Binding: Paperback, 98 pages
Image of FIRE's Guide to Free Speech on Campus (Fire's Guides to Student Rights on Campus.)
Author: Greg Lukianoff, David A. French, Harvey A. Silverglate
Publisher: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (2004)
Binding: Paperback, 208 pages
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Author: Josh Gewolb, Harvey A. Silverglate
Publisher: Fndtn for Individual Rights in Edu (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 166 pages

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