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Most discussions about the tension between security and freedom center on a few basic themes. One is a classic dilemma: Is it necessary to accept limits on our personal freedoms in exchange for a greater sense of security?

There are also questions of utility: When the public calls for greater security, does the government offer effective solutions? Are the techniques put into place to protect our security doing the job? Finally, there are questions of legality: Do certain security measures violate our civil liberties?

These may seem to be common sense and responsible questions to explore, but there are also a number of deeper issues that rarely emerge in our public debate:

This catalogue of folk music archives in Illinois was compiled by Clark “Bucky” Halker with assistance from Nicole Saylor and Joe Hickerson.

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This is the third CD volume in the Folksongs of Illinois series, produced with funding and obvious loving encouragement from the Illinois Humanities Council. I wish every state in the country would take their lead.