Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy, and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror

(W.W. Norton) This book discusses the current debate about the use of torture and pervasive use of eavesdropping and data mining in order to thwart acts of terrorism. The authors measure current controversies against philosophies of Aristotle, Locke, Kant, and Machiavelli, and against historic decisions and discuss both the behavior and justifications of the George W. Bush administration and government officials as a whole. Fried is a Beneficial Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.