The declassification engine: what history reveals about America's top secrets

Preface: Should this book be legal?

The radical transparency of the American republic: a re-introduction

Pearl Harbor: the original secret

The bomb: born secret

Code making and code breaking: the secret of secrets

The military-industrial complex: the dirty secret of civil-military relations

Surveillance: other people's secrets

Weird science: secrets that are stranger than fiction

Following the money: trade secrets

Spin: the flipside of secrecy

There is no there there: the best kept secret

Deleting the archive: the ultimate secret

Conclusion: The end of history as we know it.

Preface: Should this book be legal? --

The radical transparency of the American republic: a reintroduction --

Pearl Harbor: the original secret --

The bomb: born secret --

Code making and code breaking: the secret of secrets --

The military-industrial complex: the dirty secret of civil-military relations --

Surveillance: other people's secrets --

Weird science: secrets that are stranger than fiction --

Following the money: trade secrets --

Spin: the flipside of secrecy --

There is no there there: the best-kept secret --

Deleting the archive: the ultimate secret --

Conclusion: The end of history as we know it.