America’s First Whistleblowers were its Founding Fathers

America’s very first whistleblowers were not the British, but actually 10 American naval officers during the Revolutionary War.  They bravely reported improper behavior by the Continental Navy’s most powerful officer, their superior, to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.  In February 1777, those 10 men secretly gathered below deck on the USS Warren to sign a petition documentingContinue reading “America’s First Whistleblowers were its Founding Fathers”