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Less Government, More Secrecy: Reinvention and the Weakening of Freedom of Information Law.
Roberts, Alasdair S. Public Administration Review, 7/1/2000, Vol. 60, Issue 4, p. 308-320.
This is the idea of government secrecy being essential for a stable government. -
Stacked deck favors government secrecy.
Davis, Charles. The IRE Journal. March-April, 2002, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p14, 3 p.
'Issues concerning freedom of information laws for public records are examined,' -
The need for governmental secrecy: why the U.S. government must be able to withhold information in the interest of national security.
White, Laura A.Virginia Journal of International Law. Summer, 2003, Vol. 43 Issue 4, 1071-1110.
This goes into a lot of detail as to the benefits for having governmental secrecy for the public. -
Leaks and the law: the prosecution of Thomas Drake highlights the tension between government secrecy and the public's right to know.
Wise, David. Smithsonian. July-August, 2011, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p90, 8 p
This article goes into depth of the publics right to know and that the secrecy should be dismantled. -
SECRET GOVERNMENT
Wagner, AR. REVIEWS IN AMERICAN HISTORY; SEP, 2011, 39 3, p549-p560, 12p.
This indicates the reasons for the government keeping secrets -
We need more secrecy: why government transparency can be the enemy of liberty.
Frum, David. The Atlantic. May, 2014, Vol. 313 Issue 4, p13, 3 p
This descibes situations where government secrecy caused issues for the public: 'In October 2002, one of the worst terror attacks of the post-9/11 era killed 202 people...'