The Silence Is the Signal

Why a Military Afraid to Speak Is a Gift to Unchecked Power

Something is changing inside the U.S. military, and it isn’t happening with a press conference or a formal rewrite of the rules.

It’s happening quietly, in deleted posts, scrubbed bios, and service members deciding it’s safer to say nothing at all.

According to reporting by Business Insider, troops across branches are self-censoring their social media and…