Court Painter highly recommends this recent YOUTUBE interview on the absurdity of American national security system.It is not a barrel of laughs!
Editors note: The Canadian Security Intelligence Service /CSIS also remains mostly secret because it is impolite to ask questions.
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TOP SECRET: Our Classified Documents System Is [Redacted] | The Problem With Jon Stewart Podcast
The media is chasing the classified documents fiasco like it’s spy vs. spy, Trump vs. Biden. But on this week’s episode, we’re breaking down the absurdity of a national security system that makes it so darn easy to hoard classified documents. We’re joined by Matthew Connelly, professor of history at Columbia and author of “The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals about America’s Top Secrets,” who gives us the inside scoop on how unwieldy our system for keeping state secrets has become, who it’s really designed to protect, and how we might revamp it so that it actually, you know, can keep a secret.
The full episode is available on Apple Podcasts: theproblem.link/ApplePodcast
Note: The interview aired before the news that former vice president Pence also took home classified documents.
Former President Trump remains defiant as America drowns
President Biden poses defensively
