Let us assume, as many do, that freedom of information is good for its own sake. We have a right to know about information related to public governance. Pragmatically, we could argue that transparency in government reduces corruption, ensures fair and just distribution of government budget and makes public figures accountable for...
read moreThere’s been a lot of talk lately around Julian Assange following the release of 250 000+ “secret cables” by the media site WikiLeaks (hope that link still works when this is published). Astonishingly, a lot of media attention has focused on the detrimental and sometimes embarrassing repercussions for the united states....
read moreWrite. Right. The difference in spelling is arbitrary, for the words, to many, mean the same thing. The Gods of Democracy and All Things Rational have bestowed upon us the inalienable right to information about everything deemed public and secrecy about everything deemed private. Yet when Wikileaks recently published top secret...
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