The culture of secrecy has fascinated observers and participants for decades. It is always deplored as a fundamental rejection of American values: citizens need reliable information in order to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Freemasonry is the world’s most famous secret society. Its secrecy, indeed, made it into one of history’s most contagious ...

Secrecy is like a religion at Apple. It’s baked deeply into the DNA and culture of the company. So, when the Outline got its hands on a (leaked) recording of a product secrecy training session for ...

Before the hotly contested 2000 presidential election, none of us had ever heard the term “hanging chads.” And in the lead-up to the presidential election two decades later, we’ve been introduced to ...

The United States government classifies vast amounts of information as “secret.” It then gives millions of people clearance to see what’s hidden from the rest of us. This overclassification is widely ...

CAPAF's John D. Podesta outlines to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution key recommendations for restoring the rule of law. Most Americans appreciate the need to keep secret national ...

In May 1940, defying a congressional ban, President Franklin D. Roosevelt secretly authorized warrantless wiretapping inside the United States. His attorney general, Robert Jackson, had ordered a halt ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Many voters will trust the US Postal Service to get their ballots to county officials on time for the 2020 election. Virginia ballots are inside two envelopes, labeled “A” and “B ...

Government data confirm what many have suspected: Secrecy has increased dramatically in recent years. As detailed in a new report by OpenTheGovernment.org, an anti-secrecy coalition for which I serve ...

“You see, Charlie, not so very long ago there used to be thousands of people working in Mr. Willy Wonka’s factory. Then one day, all of a sudden, Mr. Wonka had to ask every single one of them to leave ...