This is one of the best pieces of nonfiction I've read and is drastically important to contemporary American culture.

The vast majority of people don't know anything about Edward Snowden or what he did. They read that he disclosed State secrets and immediately branded him a traitor. What they read were lies, lies that have been exposed time and time again since he told the world what he knew.

This book isn't just about what he disclosed. We all know what he said. It's real, and it gets more advanced every year. This book is about Snowden's motivations. Why does an almost 30 year old with a six-figure income, a military background, and a lineage that goes back to the original landing of people on this continent decide to disclose State secrets? Because his love for the country and the Constitution, which the State was breaking over and over again, was worth more to him.

There's much more to this story. If you want to cross reference this books with news articles you will absolutely find his rendition of events to be true.

The questions you need to ask yourself then are these: If someone does something illegal to expose the government breaking our Constitution, is what he did really illegal? If all three branches of our government systemically brushed this under the rug to maintain their power, are you ok by that? Is a person who gave up his freedom and riches to show the rest of us the path we're on toward becoming owned by the state really the monster the media and politicians make him out to be?