Time and again, I’ve clashed with friends and colleagues over the following question regarding the nature of authority and guiding U.S. security policy: who has the right to say what? The fact of the matter is that the explosion and reach of citizen journalism and commentary, made possible by the advent of the Internet, has unquestionably democratized the decision-making processes of the U.S. government.
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