Secrets and leaks: the dilemma of state secrecy

Acknowledgments

Who watches the watchers?

The problem : how to regulate state secrecy?

Should we rely on judges? Transparency and the problem of judicial deference

Should we rely on Congress? Oversight and the problem of executive privilege

Should the law condone unauthorized disclosures? Fire alarms and the problem of legitimacy

Should we rely on whistleblowers? Disobedience and the problem of retaliation

Should we trust leakers? Anonymous sources and the problem of regulation

Bitter medicine

Notes

Selected bibliography

Index.