Two decisions by the Justice Department in the last month reveal the inanity of the U.S. government’s secrecy system. The department’s new policy against seizing reporter communication information in leak investigations highlights government fecklessness in halting the flow of classified national security secrets to the public.
Our Secrecy Paradox
The government can’t stop intelligence leaks, but it stifles our national debate by preventing the publication of unclassified information.
