Monday, September 25,2006. Atwood Little Theater
12:00 – 1:00 Formal Talk
1:00 – 2:00 Informal Discussion
If the first casualty of war is truth, civil liberty is second. Panic leads the way, with such examples as the internment of American citizens of Japanese descent during World War II and McCarthyism purges during the Cold War. The reaction to 9-11 threatens to restrict civil liberties on a far greater scale. To an unparalleled extent the government is monitoring and keeping records of our private communications. Wiretapping and other electronic surveillance of communication networks are now widespread. The dangers are self-evident. Roger Newman discussed the freedom and technology in a time of crisis against the commands of the Constitution.
