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The Libertarian: “Hollywood, Washington, and Transparency”

Can leaking private documents serve the public good?

The Libertarian•April 29, 2015
The Libertarian: “Hollywood, Washington, and Transparency”

Richard Epstein looks at WikiLeaks’s release of Sony e-mails and considers the implications for privacy and transparency.

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