Commentary
Inside the First Amendment
By Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center vice president/executive director
So what’s the problem with government keeping secrets?
In an era of terrorist threats and so-called "permanent war," shouldn’t those in “a position to know” have wide authority to make certain that in some cases the rest of us don’t?
The answer is a roiling mix of contradictory needs and views:
- As the old joke goes, “You’re not paranoid if…
