http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/whistleblowers Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 07 May 2026 10:15:06 -0400 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:15:06 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1196/the-case-of-edward-snowden-a-different-path By Jessica Blusiewicz - Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of respondents who believe Snowden harmed US security interests also believe he should be punished; however, public opinion on the whole has been divided along an almost even split as to whether Snowden should face such prosecution.4 Despite this split, the fact remains that he leaked classified information by circumventing the protected whistleblowing structure within the Intelligence Community (IC). Well aware of his contractual obligations, Snowden still decided to disclose evidence, in an unauthorized and very public way, indicting the NSA for overstepping... Sat, 01 Nov 2014 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1196/the-case-of-edward-snowden-a-different-path