Necessary Secrets National Security, the Media, and the Rule of Law

Gabriel Schoenfeld #xE2;#xAC;Sbrilliantly illuminates#xE2;#xAC; ( Wall Street Journal) a growing rift between a press that sees itself as the heroic force promoting the public#xE2;#xAC;"s #xE2;#xAC;Sright to know#xE2;#xAC; and a government that needs to safeguard information vital to the effective conduct of foreign policy. A masterful contribution to the enduring challenge of interpreting the First Amendment, Necessary Secrets offers a gripping account of how our national security, now and across the American past, has been compromised by disclosure of classified information.