Subtle Tools : The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump - Karen J. Greenberg

Subtle Tools

The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump

By: Karen J. Greenberg

Paperback | 15 March 2023

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $34.99

$33.25

or 4 interest-free payments of $8.31 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 5 to 10 business days

How policies forged after September 11 were weaponized under Trump and turned on American democracy itself

In the wake of the September 11 terror attacks, the American government implemented a wave of overt policies to fight the nationâs enemies. Unseen and undetected by the public, however, another set of tools were brought to bear on the domestic front. In this riveting book, one of todayâs leading experts on the US security state shows how these âsubtle toolsâ imperiled the very foundations of democracy, from the separation of powers and transparency in government to adherence to the Constitution.

Taking readers from Ground Zero to the Capitol insurrection, Karen Greenberg describes the subtle tools that were forged under George W. Bush in the name of security: imprecise language, bureaucratic confusion, secrecy, and the bypassing of procedural and legal norms. While the power and legacy of these tools lasted into the Obama years, reliance on them increased exponentially in the Trump era, both in the fight against terrorism abroad and in battles closer to home. Greenberg discusses how the Trump administration weaponized these tools to separate families at the border, suppress Black Lives Matter protests, and attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Revealing the deeper consequences of the war on terror, Subtle Tools paints a troubling portrait of an increasingly undemocratic America where disinformation, xenophobia, and disdain for the law became the new norm, and where the subtle tools of national security threatened democracy itself.

More in Local Government Law

Government Accountability : Australian Administrative Law - Value Pack - Judith Bannister
Powering the Future : A Lawyer's Guide to Clean Energy - Steven Ferrey
State Liability : Tort Law and Beyond - Carol Harlow
Cornerstone on Information Law : Cornerstone on... - Damien Welfare

RRP $264.00

$186.80

29%
OFF
Pease, Chitty and Cousins : Law of Markets and Fairs - Edward Cousins

RRP $390.00

$275.95

29%
OFF
Statutory Nuisance : Criminal Practice Series - Robert McCracken KC

RRP $270.00

$191.25

29%
OFF
Planning Policy : Criminal Practice Series - Richard Harwood KC

RRP $300.00

$212.40

29%
OFF