Fear can short-circuit freedom. From Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of civil liberties during the Civil War to the internment of Japanese-Americans in World War II to the McCarthyism of the 1950s, our nation sometimes has lost sight of its commitment to freedom. Fear does that. Little wonder, then, that security concerns and civil liberties have been both discussed and debated since the terrorist attacks of September 11. Is our society too free for its own good? Can we be free and safe? Are we willing to trade some personal freedoms for greater personal security? And how do we feel about the extensive rights contained in the First Amendment