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Over-classification Reform: What Does History Teach

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Last month, Congress passed a modified version of the Sensible Classification Act of 2023. Now the hard work of implementation begins. Before we get started, it would be useful to tease out what lessons there might be from previous attempts to reform the classification system. To help guide us through this history, Mark Zaid, one of the nation’s leading legal experts on classification, agreed to give a brief tutorial.

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Over-classification Reform: What Does History Teach

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*“Un Secret D’en Haut” (“A Secret on High”) by Hippolytus Alexandre Julien Moulin (French 1832-84) depicting Mercury whispering a secret to the head of Pan knowing Pan will never repeat it.

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