In this month's minipod, Lawfare Senior Editors (and Rational Security co-hosts) Quinta Jurecic, Alan Rozenshtein, and Scott R. Anderson debate whether to continue to refer to the country led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as Turkey, or to switch to Türkiye, per Erdoğan’s request.
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Alan tells us about the philosophical underpinnings of the right against self-incrimination, and gives his own opinions on its usefulness.
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2023-01-09 17:23:45 +0000 UTC View PostListen to the latest episode of our January 6 podcast before everyone else!
This episode—our fifth—explores another aspect of Congress’s response to Jan. 6: efforts to create an investigative body to find out what had happened. Proposals for a national commission began the day after the attack and continued to gain traction with support from both Democrats and Republicans. After a months-long negotiation, the House passed a bill establishing a bipartisan national commission on the...
2023-01-04 20:06:54 +0000 UTC View PostRealized we didn't share the November episode on Patreon! Here it is!!
We bring in the big guns to discuss Lawfare's relationship to open source intelligence and how to read/assess! And NEW, we are in the Fediverse: https://mastodon.social/@lawfare
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This month, our editor-in-chief and publisher answered your question about Lawfare’s relationship to breaking news.
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2022-12-23 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-12-21 01:07:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-12-14 01:04:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-12-07 01:03:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-11-16 01:03:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-11-09 01:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post
We bring in the big guns to discuss Lawfare's relationship to open source intelligence and how to read/assess! Suggest and vote for the next topic on Patreon. And NEW, we are in the Fediverse: https://mastodon.social/@lawfare
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2022-11-08 18:38:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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Housekeeping: The minipod may be a little late this month due to illness, but it will be a double feature to make up for it!
2022-11-04 13:34:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-10-26 13:16:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-10-19 00:21:41 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-10-12 00:08:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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Housekeeping: The topic for the October minipod has been voted on (not a lot of suspense on this one!) and that will be coming out in the next few weeks.
2022-09-28 00:17:46 +0000 UTC View Post
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We had a great first day of the hacking class with Sean and Scott. For those who missed it (or just want to be able to watch it again) here is the link to the recording!
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2022-09-21 00:19:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Everyone who signed up for the hacking course should have received an email reminder today. If you did not receive an email, use the link below to sign up.
And if you need a refresher on what this all is, the syllabus and description are on our site!
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2022-09-19 13:56:21 +0000 UTC View PostSorry that this is going up later than we wanted! A key member of the team had covid, but we are all fully recovered now.
We hope you enjoy this episode with Molly Reynolds! In her answer, she mentions a Lawfare podcast episode on Moore v. Harper.
On Tuesday evenings starting in September, you can take a live hacking class on Lawfare. Join us!
We are delighted to announce a first on Lawfare: a live online class on hacking and cybersecurity.
The live course will be exclusive to our material supporters, and edited videos will later be available to the public.
Whether one joins live or watches the videos later, students will learn to use virtual machines to "hack" other virtual machines using standard at...
2022-08-29 22:08:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Recorded on Aug. 18, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
On Thursday, Aug. 18 at 2:30 p.m. ET Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Senior Editors Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, and Alan Z. Rozenshtein for a roundtable discussion about Mar-a-Lago, January 6, and more.
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2022-08-18 20:06:56 +0000 UTC View PostIn case you missed it, here's an explanation of what is happening, if you already know, then skip ahead!
---Every month we will be asking our supporters what you would like one of our editors to explain. Whether it’s something in the news today or something from the distant past (the year 1990? just kidding!), we will put together a mini podcast episode to explore it. These exclusive episodes will be 15 to 20 minutes long so you can get the background on the important issues ove...
2022-08-17 14:00:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Join us this Thursday for a roundtable of our Lawfare editors where we will take your questions of Mar-a-Lago, January 6, and anything else you have for us. Subject to change, the panel currently includes everyone's favorite Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes, Publisher David Priess, and Seniors Editor Alan Z. Rozenshtein and Scott R. Anderson.
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2022-08-15 19:50:57 +0000 UTC View PostEvery month we will be asking our supporters what you would like one of our editors to explain. Whether it’s something in the news today or something from the distant past (the year 1990? just kidding!), we will put together a mini podcast episode to explore it. These exclusive episodes will be 15 to 20 minutes long so you can get the background on the important issues over your morning coffee or on your drive home.
This month, we are opening topic submission and voting to ALL of our ...
2022-08-12 17:29:28 +0000 UTC View PostWe are releasing Episode 4 of The Aftermath a few days early just for you. If you haven't already listened, click that link there and catch up!
Episode 4, A Bipartisan Interlude, recalls the brief period when Democrats and Republicans worked together to respond to Jan. 6—and actually made a lot of progress. How?
2022-08-06 18:46:18 +0000 UTC View Post
If you've been following our daily debriefs on the January 6 hearings on Twitter or in our podcast, you know we have a lot to say about the subject! Well, we hope you have a lot to say as well because Monday after next we are hosting an event for all our Material Supporters to come and ask us questions. With Benjamin Wittes hosting (of course), our panel will include Quinta Jurecic, David Priess, Scott R Anderson, Roger Parloff, and Natalie Orpett (AKA everyone's favorites).
You...
2022-07-01 20:27:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Recorded on May 20, 2022 at 12 p.m. ET.
On May 16, Lawfare and Goat Rodeo released the first two episodes of Allies, a podcast series that traces the U.S.’s efforts to protect Afghan interpreters, translators and other partners through the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program. In seven episodes, Allies will take listeners through the decade-long effort to honor America’s promises to its Afghan partners.
On Friday, May 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET, Lawfare Editor in C...
2022-05-20 19:24:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, Lawfare and Goat Rodeo released the first two episodes of Allies, a podcast series that traces the U.S.’s efforts to protect Afghan interpreters, translators and other partners through the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program. In seven episodes, Allies will take listeners through the decade-long effort to honor America’s promise...
2022-05-16 20:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Recorded on May 12, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is in the news again. A recent government report says that in 2021, court-approved FISA surveillance inside the United States dropped for the third year in a row. But over the same period, the number of warrantless wiretaps of foreigners abroad went up. And for the first time, the FBI reported on how many times it had used Americans’ information to query data collected through FISA...
2022-05-13 19:38:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is in the news again. A recent government report says that in 2021, court-approved FISA surveillance inside the United States dropped for the third year in a row. But over the same period, the number of warrantless wiretaps of foreigners abroad went up. And for the first time, the FBI reported on how many times it had ...
2022-05-09 19:04:50 +0000 UTC View Post