The War On The Bill Of Rights - And The Gathering Resistance

“Hentoff’s concise, remarkably comprehensive and highly readable book will be distressingly informative for many.”—Los Angeles Times

“Eloquent . . . Hentoff has written a deft primer that forcefully makes the civil libertarian’s case against the Bush administration’s antiterrorism policies. . . . The book is a call-to-arms for citizens to fight back and defend their liberties.”—The Washington Post

“Anyone concerned with civil liberties should read this short and snappy report from the frontlines of this latest constitutional struggle.”—Publishers Weekly

“I commend a new book . . . from columnist Nat Hentoff, which vividly describes the chilling compendium of abuses committed by our government since 9/11. . . . should be required reading in every high school government class.”—St. Petersburg Times

Hentoff adds 50 pages of new material for the paperback edition of his hot-selling jeremiad. The War on the Bill of Rights—and the Gathering Resistance has been lauded as the clearest, strongest declaration of defiance against the Bush administration’s attempted rollback of U.S. civil liberties. In journalistic, accessible prose, Hentoff offers exclusive reporting on grassroots citizens’ resistance groups, and expertly summarizes the latest developments, including key Supreme Court verdicts from July 2004.

Nat Hentoff is a longtime civil rights commentator and a prolific author and journalist. A weekly columnist for the Village Voice, Hentoff has won the National Press Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism, and the American Bar Association Certificate of Merit for Coverage of the Criminal Justice System, as well as the Thomas Szasz Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Cause of Civil Liberties.