The Road to FOIA Was Paved With Good Intentions

The Road to FOIA Was Paved With Good Intentions
An aerial view of the National Mall from behind Capitol looking toward Washington Monument, on Nov. 18, 2003. NPGallery.nps.gov
Benjamin Weingarten
RealClearInvestigations
Updated:
0:00
Commentary

The federal Freedom of Information Act has been contentious ever since its enactment over a half century ago, naturally pitting citizens seeking to hold their government to account against officials whose impulse, nefarious or not, is to control information. Decades later, it is by and large a case study in good intentions gone awry.

Ben Weingarten is editor-at-large at RealClearInvestigations. He is a senior contributor to The Federalist, columnist at Newsweek, and a contributor to the New York Post and The Epoch Times, among other publications. Subscribe to his newsletter at Weingarten.Substack.com
Related Topics