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Your Book Review: Secret Government

13 Jul 2023

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Finalist #8 in the Book Review Contest [This is one of the finalists in the 2023 book review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done. I'll be posting about one of these a week for several months. When you've read them all, I'll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked] There is widespread agreement among philosophers, political commentators, and the general public that transparency in government is an unalloyed good. Louis Brandeis famously articulates the common wisdom: "Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman" (page 1). Support for transparency is bipartisan. On his first day in office, Barack Obama said "My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government." (page 1). On the Republican National Committee's website, one reads "Republicans believe that transparency is essential for good governance. Elected officials should be held accountable for their actions in Washington, D.C." (page 2) And so it is. Legislators' votes are published and stored in public online databases, their deliberations are televised, and their every action is extensively documented.Ā  https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-secret-government Ā 

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