Hello and welcome to The Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg said this week that he believes the future is private.

That means more encrypted messages and fewer public posts, and less information for tailoring the ads that make Facebook billions.

Recouping that revenue is going to make the company a lot like its Chinese rival, WeChat.

And in recent years, Poland and the Czech Republic have become more stridently anti-immigrant.

But they play host to large communities of Vietnamese migrants,

whose contributions to society are welcomed.

First up, though.

William Barr, America's chief law enforcement officer is under fire.

What is deadly serious about it is the Attorney General of the United States of America was not telling the

truth to the Congress of the United States.

That's a crime.

The House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her accusation yesterday following Mr. Barr's appearance

before a Senate panel on Wednesday.

After releasing his summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling,

Mr. Barr had said he wasn't aware of any complaints by Mr. Mueller, but there had been.

Attorney General Barr has informed us that he will not appear today.

Then yesterday, Mr. Barr risked a charge of contempt of Congress by failing to appear before the Democrat-led House

Judiciary Committee. He was subpoenaed to answer questions about his handling of the Russia

inquiry. Mr. Barr's no-show seems to be part of a White House policy of refusing to comply with

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