If you want to keep up to date with the all the legal machinations of the Bush Administration and the twisted logic of his one-eyed defenders, there is no better place than Glenn Greenwald's Unclaimed Territory. Glenn's insightful commentary rooted in his remarkably deep understanding of constitutional law and keen eye for hypocrisy makes for some of the best reading on the web.His entries are not short, so you'll need to devote some amount of time to keep up, but it will be time well spent, bec...

Still an important book post-Bush Administration since most, if not all, of the same abuses are still ongoing.

Good factual explanation/introduction up until 2006 (possibly dated). (In terms of viewpoint/bias, Greenwald seems to take the goodness of the American Revolution / Constitution / &c. as a first principle [he also thinks US involvement in the Cold War was good...?].)

A fair and clearly reasoned synopsis of how this country has taken a serious wrong turn in the last 6 years. The primary focus is the wiretap violations of '03-'06 that W. personally pushed for and the subsequent fallout from the NY Times investigation. This is a quick read that will remind you that all the public anger and vitriol of the last 2 years directed at this administration is based in plain ugly [embarassing] truth. His blog is very good too: http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/

A well-written, apolitical explanation of why constitutional law is important to all US citizens and the continuation of our country as we know it. And the whys and wherefores regarding the utter disregard and contempt that the current administration has for this law. Now I really get it.

Repetitive and redundant, but a great expose on the sham that is misnamed the Patriot Act. I would guess that most Americans don't know what's really in this act, nor would they care unless they are critical and open-minded thinkers.

Pretty much a must-read for anyone that is either:1)uncertain whether crimes have been committed by the current administration, or anyone who2)could use a primer and over-view of the scope and nature of the crimes. The author does a great job of not screeching, but rather puts his focus on facts, quotes, time-lines and analysis.Compelling stuff. I know several people who just cannot accept that Bush or anyone in "high office" could really have done criminal things ... this book is perfect for th...

The book covered the electronic ease dropping act from its inception to these days. Quick read- do not know if I would recommend it hehe

This book, written by Glenn Greenwald, was written for one purpose, to bring to light, or attack, President Bush's actions regarding wiretapping & his stance on enemy combatants. It is certainly a book that takes the opposite side and states that President Bush is hurting the country, ignoring the constitution, the courts and the law.While it may sound like a bash George book it presents opinions from liberals and conservatives. It notes supreme court rulings and opinions. The book is certainly

How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run Amok by Glenn Greenwald (2006)

The optimism is a little dated. No one reigned in Bush and his people came back in future administrations. :(

One of the few non-fiction books that could do with more background. Makes a very limited, but effective argument about the lawlessness of the Bush years from a Constitutional perspective. Doesn't go into the motivations enough nor does it provide much of a pragmatic prescription for defending these Constitutional values, as the subtitle and marketing would have you believe. As a fan of his blog I found the writing at times a bit restrained. Still a worth while read for those in any doubt over t...

This is a VERY informative book about the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) law, why there was a need to create it, and how it's been ignored or circumvented in the aftermath of 9-11. Prior to the law taking effect, the book chronicles the governmental abuses by presidents from both political parties when in power. Those very abuses are what led to law being enacted in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. The book also details how, ostensibly with the intention of protecting t...

This book outlined the NSA eavesdropping scandal that took place during the Bush administration. I liked how it brought my attention to the freedoms that we as Americans lost during that administration and also how Mr. Greenwald referred to various documents written during the founding of our country (i.e. the Federalist Papers) to emphasis how these freedoms are core to our sense of national freedom.The majority of the book refers to pre-2006 events, but it's still worth the read.

Tremendous. Greenwald puts all his legal training to work presenting a damning case against presidential lawlessness during the Bush era. As relevant now as it was in 2006. In fact, things have probably gotten worse. Glenn Greenwald is the man.

Fascination story of the betrayal of the American people by the executive branch. Made me frustrated to read it. It is a little dry, but I would recommend it.

A must read for anyone wondering what freedoms and rights were lost during the Bush presidency.

Fact filled, straightforward, anyone reading this realizes how much we've lost of our freedoms. Not much editorializing, just the facts.

I've been an avid reader of Glenn Greenwald's writing on Salon.com and his former blog "Unclaimed Territory" for some time. A former constitutional lawyer from New York, in this book Glenn has turned his keen eye toward the Bush Administration and it's unprecedented increase of executive power. Through analysis of the Yoo memorandum and other quasi-legal arguments that BushCo. has put forward to legitimize their increasingly authoritarian governing (which is a term that can only be loosely used

This book details the ways the W. Bush administration outright violated US constitutional law and what it means to America and the world. I particularly liked Greenwald's explanation of the historical context of the American Constitution and the various ways past presidents have "interpreted" it for their own needs. A fairly easy and a very informative read about a complex and far-reaching topic.