We must begin with the Leib, the knowledge we gain when we see the defensive flaccidity of others and realize that the same has happened to us. A digital policy that liberates our bodies can begin with our minds, since that is what we have to lose. Americans should all have a reasonable chance to develop and to protect their minds, a right to habeas mentem. In twenty-first-century America, a right to habeas mentem would suggest a public mandate, a private one, and a charter for fair transparency.
