This book presents a groundbreaking look at the American government’s illegal and secret practices from 9-11 to today. It exposes how the US government’s response to 9-11 has led to a wide range of policies that are violating the core of America’s political system: the US Constitution and the democratic principles it represents. In this timely, meticulously researched book, Olshansky documents the Bush administration’s abuse and torture of people it detains or sends to other countries to be interrogated and tortured, its attack on open government and accountability, its brutal treatment of immigrants, and its abandonment of human rights agreements and the principles of human dignity they protect.