The 2011 Richard G. Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow's Leaders

The Effect of Terrorism on Personal Liberty.  Our lives have changed since September 2001 and balancing the protection of citizens’ rights and liberties against peace and security is a continuous constitutional struggle.  To what extent should we tolerate limitations on our freedom for the sake of greater security and personal safety? What role should the Patriot Act provisions play and should they be allowed to expire?

• Public Said to Be Misled on Use of the Patriot Act - New York Times
• America's costly war machine - Los Angeles Times
• "Occupy" and anti-war protests converge in D.C. - CBS
• U.S. Economy Needs 'The Financial Equivalent Of War' - Huffington Post