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The Politics of Lying; Government Deception, Secrecy, and Power
The Politics of Lying Government Deception Secrecy and Power Author:David Wise "If information is power, the ability to distort and control information will be used more often than not to preserve and perpetuate that power." After 15 years as a Washington journalist, Wise took a detailed look at the strange world of leaks, half-truths, and outright disinformation that is still a major industry in DC. As qualified as Wise w... more »as in 1973, we now have plenty of hindsight, only to find that nothing has changed. The book ends by challenging the notion that a democratic system is possible in the context of official lying and secrecy.« less