Glenn Greenwald, a former American attorney and current political and legal blogger, discusses his new book, Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics, the Republican party’s lack of fiscal discipline, the growth of the surveillance state and government power, the exploitation of fear, hypocrisy of the Republicans on family values, Senator John McCain’s hypocrisy on security issues, the rule of law and takes questions from listeners.

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Glenn Greenwald is a former attorney and current political and legal blogger and columnist at Salon.com. He is the author of How Would a Patriot Act? and A Tragic Legacy both New York Times bestsellers.