Sometimes James Risen feels like Jean Valjean, the beleaguered protagonist of “Les Miserables,” hounded for years by the authorities. By MARGARET SULLIVAN July 27, 2013 New York Times James Risen. Photo NewsBusters “They just keep coming at me,” Mr. Risen, a Times reporter in Washington, told me by phone last week. It has been 10 More
Dissenting opinion: Our country’s Founders established the First Amendment’s guarantee of a free press as a recognition that a government unaccountable to public discourse renders that essential element of democracy — the vote — meaningless. By Stephen Aftergood July 19, 2013 Secrecy News Categories: Leaks, Secrecy In a new ruling with ominous implications for national security reporting, an appeals More
Dissenting opinion: Our country’s Founders established the First Amendment’s guarantee of a free press as a recognition that a government unaccountable to public discourse renders that essential element of democracy — the vote — meaningless. By Stephen Aftergood July 19, 2013 Secrecy News Categories: Leaks, Secrecy In a new ruling with ominous implications for national security reporting, an appeals More
