Matthew Harwood is vice president of communications for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly and online at the Guardian, The Huffington Post, Truthout, and elsewhere. His opinions are his own.
An American Gangster at 100: J. Edgar Hoover's Authoritarian Legacy
Hoover’s reign at the FBI compromised American civil liberties and turned the FBI into America's secret police.