Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark

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"Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark" is a nonfiction book by constitutional law scholar Geoffrey R. Stone that examines government secrecy in the United States and its tension with democratic transparency and civil liberties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nonfiction book
author Geoffrey R. Stone NERFINISHED
countryOfFocus United States NERFINISHED
discusses historical episodes of U.S. government secrecy
legal frameworks governing secrecy
limits of government transparency
examines balance between national security and civil liberties
tension between secrecy and democracy
fieldOfStudy constitutional law
focusesOn U.S. federal government secrecy practices
constitutional implications of secrecy
genre legal studies
political nonfiction
hasAuthorOccupation constitutional law scholar
hasEthicalTheme accountability in democratic governance
public right to know
hasForm book
intendedAudience general readers
students of law and political science
language English
mainSubject civil liberties
democratic transparency
government secrecy
national security
nonfictionSubject U.S. government NERFINISHED
civil rights
executive power
freedom of information
perspective civil libertarian
workOf Geoffrey R. Stone NERFINISHED

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Description of subject: "Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark" is a nonfiction book by constitutional law scholar Geoffrey R. Stone that examines government secrecy in the United States and its tension with democratic transparency and civil liberties.

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Geoffrey R. Stone notableWork Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark