Arbitrary Use of Power: Punishing Those Who Expose Not-So-Secret Government Secrets

Tags: Legal System, Media and Culture, The Police State

05/03/2023 William L. Anderson

Washington elites and especially their media have denounced what they once praised: leaking of official documents that show the government has been lying.

Original Article: “Arbitrary Use of Power: Punishing Those Who Expose Not-So-Secret Government Secrets”

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