November 3, 2016
JUST BECAUSE INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE...:
Republicans and Russian hackers have made Hillary Clinton the most transparent candidate in history (Ezra Klein, Nov 2, 2016, Vox)
"Clinton has a reputation for secretiveness, and yet she has a robust public record that goes well beyond what we know about Trump," says Steve Aftergood, head of the Federation of American Scientists' government secrecy program. "Even her attempts to conceal information, such as emails, have led to unprecedented disclosure. That is not necessarily to her credit, but it is nevertheless a real factor."
...does that mean we want it to be? Hillary's campaign and career are both completely transparent and profoundly boring. It shows how little we have to fear from open information and how little to gain in the absence of market mechanisms for valuing it.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 3, 2016 7:39 PM