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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Ed Morrissey: Can We Keep a Secret?
Description: Have we grown too cynical and self-serving to keep national security information a secret any longer? The case of Jack the Dripper, the Massachusetts Air National Guard enlistee who transmitted highly classified material through his gaming platform, is only the latest in self-absorbed leakers and classified material mishandlers. Jack Teixeira didn’t exploit his access to the nation’s secrets to act as a whistleblower or even for ideological purposes. Teixeira allegedly used the material simply to bolster his standing in a cult of personality. The recent rash of personally motivated leaks for social media credibility raises sign...