J. Edgar Hoover

New book looks at role of Hoover in modern anti-terror culture

Global Politics

As director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover created the modern idea of counter terrorism. His tactics included measures which overruled the constitution and discarded individual freedoms. In Enemies: A History of the FBI, author Tim Weiner used recently declassified intelligence files to write a comprehensive history of the FBI.

The Secret History of FBI Counterintelligence