Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark
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"Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark" is a nonfiction book by constitutional law scholar Geoffrey R. Stone that examines government secrecy in the United States and its tension with democratic transparency and civil liberties.
All labels observed (1)
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| Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10303717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark Context triple: [Geoffrey R. Stone, notableWork, Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark]
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Portillo’s State Secrets
Portillo’s State Secrets is a British television documentary series in which Michael Portillo explores previously classified government files to reveal hidden stories from the UK’s political and social history.
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Official Secrets
Official Secrets is a 2019 political thriller film dramatizing the true story of British whistleblower Katharine Gun, who exposed an illegal NSA spying operation before the 2003 Iraq invasion.
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C.
Top Secret!
Top Secret! is a 1984 parody film that spoofs World War II spy movies and Elvis-style musicals, known for its absurd visual gags and deadpan humor.
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D.
Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence
Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence is a memoir by former U.S. Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper that reflects on his decades-long career in American intelligence and the challenges of national security in the modern era.
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E.
My Secret Life in the CIA
My Secret Life in the CIA is the subtitle of the memoir "The Master of Disguise," which recounts the covert operations and career of former CIA disguise specialist Antonio J. Mendez.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark Target entity description: "Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark" is a nonfiction book by constitutional law scholar Geoffrey R. Stone that examines government secrecy in the United States and its tension with democratic transparency and civil liberties.
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A.
Portillo’s State Secrets
Portillo’s State Secrets is a British television documentary series in which Michael Portillo explores previously classified government files to reveal hidden stories from the UK’s political and social history.
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B.
Official Secrets
Official Secrets is a 2019 political thriller film dramatizing the true story of British whistleblower Katharine Gun, who exposed an illegal NSA spying operation before the 2003 Iraq invasion.
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C.
Top Secret!
Top Secret! is a 1984 parody film that spoofs World War II spy movies and Elvis-style musicals, known for its absurd visual gags and deadpan humor.
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D.
Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence
Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence is a memoir by former U.S. Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper that reflects on his decades-long career in American intelligence and the challenges of national security in the modern era.
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E.
My Secret Life in the CIA
My Secret Life in the CIA is the subtitle of the memoir "The Master of Disguise," which recounts the covert operations and career of former CIA disguise specialist Antonio J. Mendez.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Geoffrey R. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
historical episodes of U.S. government secrecy
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legal frameworks governing secrecy ⓘ limits of government transparency ⓘ |
| examines |
balance between national security and civil liberties
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tension between secrecy and democracy ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | constitutional law ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
U.S. federal government secrecy practices
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constitutional implications of secrecy ⓘ |
| genre |
legal studies
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political nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | constitutional law scholar ⓘ |
| hasEthicalTheme |
accountability in democratic governance
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public right to know ⓘ |
| hasForm | book ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of law and political science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil liberties
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democratic transparency ⓘ government secrecy ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
U.S. government
NERFINISHED
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civil rights ⓘ executive power ⓘ freedom of information ⓘ |
| perspective | civil libertarian ⓘ |
| workOf | Geoffrey R. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark Description of subject: "Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark" is a nonfiction book by constitutional law scholar Geoffrey R. Stone that examines government secrecy in the United States and its tension with democratic transparency and civil liberties.
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