In "Leaking the Pentagon Papers Was an Assault on Democracy" Gabriel Schoenfeld argues that a functioning democracy requires unfettered ability of the executive branch to lie to Congress and the people and to label its lies "Top Secret." Revealing those nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opini…

Opinion | Leaking the Pentagon Papers Was an Assault on Democracy (Published 2021)

The way we control secrets has been established by Congress and the executive branch, both accountable to the public and the courts. Daniel Ellsberg, accountable to no one, took it upon himself to...

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lies endangers democracy. Thus, my father @DanielEllsberg deserves condemnation for disrespecting "the fundamental ground rules of a constitutional democracy." Yet which was the greater violation of these ground rules? Protecting lies and secrets, or revealing them?

Jun 11, 2021 · 6:16 PM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg @DanielEllsberg
Of course I agree with and have gratitude for your father. One could also ask if waging such a war in the first place was the biggest violation of the fundamental ground rules of democracy.
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