There idea wide gulf between completely open government and one where secrecy is the default reaponse with very few checks and balances to ensure that those ite

There idea wide gulf between completely open government and one where secrecy is the default reaponse with very few checks and balances to ensure that those items marked top secret have a valid rationale for being labelled as such. I would argue that countries like the USA have moved too far in the latter direction and could use a good shove back to the middle.