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Friday, May 29, 2009

Cyber Czar Will Be Named


“President Barack Obama is calling digital security a top priority, whether it’s guarding the computer systems that keep the lights on in the city and direct airliners to the right runway or those protecting customers who pay their bills online. To oversee an enhanced security system for the nation’s computer networks, Obama is creating a ‘cyber czar’ as part of a long-awaited plan stemming from a review he ordered shortly after taking office.” (Associated Press, Friday)

Why must every solution involve a czar?

FEE Timely Classic
“No More Czars, Please” (pdf) by Lawrence W. Reed


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.