01.18.19. Secrecy and the Fourth Estate
This week we look at the history of government secrecy since the end of World War II, the reasons for it, and the role of the press and other organizations in promoting transparency.\xa0
On this\xa0historic\xa0day that marks the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, here in the present day,\xa0the U.S. government has now been shut down for a month, and as the stalemate ensues, Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have played tit-for-tat in a back and forth that is beginning to look a lot m