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 sent 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. Recruiting 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.

Just 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.

The 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 Russian inquiry.

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

demands. President Donald Trump has declared that he and the executive branch will fight

...