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Stars, hide your fires–government transparency in Washington
October 02, 2015 | By ETHAN BLEVINS
caption id="attachment_38880" align="alignright" width="300" Maybe the tragedy of Macbeth would have had a happier ending if the witches had opened their meetings to the public/caption The tragic figure Macbeth said, "Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires." Enlightened decisions don't flourish in shadow. Likewise, g ...
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A farce, a tragedy, or both
January 13, 2015 | By ETHAN BLEVINS
James Madison once wrote, "a popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a Farce, or a Tragedy, or, perhaps, both." Despite being bad at agreeing on about anything nowadays, most everyone likes the idea of transparent government. Except for the government. Last Friday, PLF attorneys filed an ...