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David K. Shipler

David K. Shipler’s latest book is The Rights of the People: How Our Search for Safety Invades Our Liberties. He writes online at The Shipler Report.

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Bin Laden's Real Legacy

Osama bin Laden may be dead but the extraordinary government powers and curtailment of civil liberties enacted after 9/11 remain. David K. Shipler on why Obama must reform the national security state for the sake of American values.

David K. Shipler

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