Contact: Nisha Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute, 434-978-3888 ext 604, 434-466-6168 cell, nisha@rutherford.org

NEW YORK, May 28, 2015 /Standard Newswire/ -- Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead will be appearing at BookExpo America, the leading publishing showcase for North America, on Thursday, May 28, 2015, to showcase his new book, Battlefield America: The War on the American People (SelectBooks, 2015). Review copies are available upon request to the media.
 
In Battlefield America: The War on the American People, (the follow-up to his award-winning book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State), Whitehead paints a terrifying portrait of a nation at war with itself and which is on the verge of undermining the basic freedoms guaranteed to the citizenry in the Constitution. Making the case that the government's policies are dictated more by paranoia, power and control than need, Whitehead warns that it doesn't really matter whether it's a Democrat or a Republican at the helm, because the bureaucratic mindset on both sides of the aisle now seems to embody the same philosophy that has become the driving force behind the American police state.

"The outlook for civil liberties grows bleaker by the day, from the government's embrace of indefinite detention for US citizens and armed surveillance drones flying overhead to warrantless surveillance of phone, email and Internet communications, and prosecutions of government whistle-blowers," writes Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute. "The homeland is ruled by a police-industrial complex, an extension of the American military empire. Everything that our founding fathers warned against is now the new norm. The government has trained its sights on the American people. We have become the enemy."

• "The very fact that books like this can still be written and published shows that we have not lost all our freedoms. John Whitehead's work should motivate us all to redouble our efforts to reclaim our freedoms." -- Dr. Ron Paul, 12-term U.S. Congressman and former presidential candidate
   
• "The loss of personal liberty, the growth of big government, and the death of government respect for persons rarely occur overnight. It takes a fine eye and a fearless manner to discover and reveal these dangers before it is too late. No one in American today does this better than John Whitehead. In his latest magnum opus, Battlefield America, he paints the case that Fascism is already here, liberty is already lost, we are in more danger from the government than from bomb throwers, and it is nearly too late for hope. I challenge anyone to read this book and then try to go to sleep. I found that impossible." -- Judge Andrew Napolitano, Senior Judicial Analyst, Fox News Channel
   
• "Government surveillance, militarized police, sneak-and-peek searches, SWAT team raids, asset forfeiture schemes, overcriminalization, private prisons: these are all pressing concerns that transcend partisan politics and render the citizenry not merely suspects but criminals. Whitehead makes a compelling and urgent case for Americans to unite under one common goal: in defense of our freedoms." -- Nadine Strossen, ACLU
   
• "Battlefield America is not only a warning of the danger ahead but also a detailed, systematic illustration of how a once freedom-loving nation can descend into tyranny. A must-read for anyone concerned about how to get us back on the road to becoming a self-governing republic." -- Nat Hentoff, syndicated columnist and historian
   
• "In his compelling book, John W. Whitehead describes the danger posed to liberty and humanity itself by the control impulse of government and technology.  American 'Democratic Capitalism' is not liberating us; it is enslaving humanity." -- Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary, US Treasury
   
• "John Whitehead is freedom's defense lawyer. He'll never give up, and neither must we. To join John in this fight, first read his manifesto: Battlefield America. You are much needed." -- Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., Mises Institute