Reposted by Amy P.
Here's a gift link to my 9/11 essay in the NYT.
Civil libertarians long warned that before giving government new powers, we should consider how an administration with authoritarian ambition might abuse them.
We were told that America was too exceptional to elect such a person.
Well here we are.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. (Gift Article)
The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true.