The Erosion of Public Understanding: A Threat to Democratic Governance The National Weather Service's dwindling balloon launches have raised eyebrows in recent weeks, but this is merely a symptom of a far more insidious trend: the shrinking public record.
Government sourced information has been disappearing at an alarming rate, threatening our understanding of the economy, public health, and the environment.
Behind these data driven decisions lies a broader phenomenon – the deliberate erasure of publicly available information by the current administration.