The House of Representatives is about to pass a bill that authorizes public balloting for union elections. On its face, the bill appears to favor openness.
Opponents cite secret ballots as one of the elements of a free democratic society and the only way to prevent voter intimidation. There is also an argument […]

The objective of transparency and Open Records is to change individual behavior through trust building in one direction and peer pressure in the other. According to this story, transparency of driving behavior increases safety.
The counter argument from the privacy advocates is that transparency is personally invasive and embarrassing. Libertarians would argue that any […]

Successful societies tend to be open societies. Openness encourages the trust necessary to encourage individuals to make the long term social and financial investments associated with economic and social growth.
Cuban leaders either do not understand the concept of openness or manage the country for their own benefit.
According to the CIA Factbook, Cuban per capita […]

Eighty-three convicted criminals — including high-risk sex offenders and violent felons — have been released from two King County jails because they exceeded the total that the state Department of Corrections was allowed to place there.
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When Hollywood madam Jody “Babydol” Gibson was busted eight years ago, word that police had seized her list of celebrity clients stirred intense curiosity in Hollywood — and not a little worry.
Now the names of those clients are in the public domain.
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