The Encryption Meltdown
For me the interesting thing happening here isn't the encryption debate itself, but the fascinating friction between politicians and engineers. It's the juxtaposition between individuals whose profession relies on using rhetoric to convince others on an agenda regardless of logic versus professionals that rely on sound logic regardless of rhetoric. If logic doesn't prevail, Orwellian statements like "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" can conceivably be truisms (If it's not already the case now.)