The Steep Price Of Secrecy

摘要

For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city." Those were the most important words President Obama spoke on his first full day in office. Obama then signed executive orders to shift the balance back toward openness in government. At least in theory, the burden of proof will move from those who would release information to those who would classify it. It's significant Obama led off this way. He went right after not just George W. Bushand Dick Cheney, but an eternal bureaucratic impulse. Will Oba-ma's emphasis on discipline and control eventually lead him to share that impulse? We'll see.