Some top-level civil service jiu-jitsu here...https://twitter.com/MBarany/status/1098985142075510785 …
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That's always been my philosophy. It's also the case that when historians have had security clearances and written about it later (e.g. Bart Hacker, Richard Hewlett), the ratio of "learning new things" to "going through new hoops to talk about it" is pretty poor.
Personally, I prioritize being able to talk about things I'm thinking over knowing "for sure" what the official line is. And the official line has its limitations as well, one finds in after-the-fact appraisals. I like @DanielEllsberg's take on this:https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/02/daniel-ellsberg-limitations-knowledge/ …
