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Announcement: End of "What We're Reading"

Thank you so much for participating in our poll and sharing your thoughts about our bi-weekly reading list. After seeing the turnout and considering your comments, we have decided not to continue this feature. 

My apologies to those of you who enjoyed the list, it is my hope to think of a way to possibly incorporate it as an optional feature in the future. But for now, thank you so much for your continued support, and I hope to see you at this week's Lawfare Live (not cleared to an...

Lawfare Live Recording: Current Round of China Legislation

Recorded on February 4, 2022. 

Editor In Chief Benjamin Wittes hosted a live taping of The Lawfare Podcast, with guests Susan A. Thornton and Jordan Schneider to talk the latest legislation regarding China.

Susan A. Thornton is a retired senior U.S. diplomat with almost three decades of experience with the U.S. State Department in Eurasia and East Asia. She is currently a Senior Fellow and Visiting Lecturer in Law at the Yale Law School Paul Tsai China Center. She is also the...

Friday, 12:30pm EST: Lawfare Live: Current Round of China Legislation

Join Editor In Chief Benjamin Wittes this Friday at Noon for a live taping of The Lawfare Podcast, with guests Susan A. Thornton and Jordan Schneider to talk the latest legislation regarding China.

Susan A. Thornton is a retired senior U.S. diplomat with almost three decades of experience with the U.S. State Department in Eurasia and East Asia. She is currently a Senior Fellow and Visiting Lecturer in Law at the Yale Law School Paul Tsai China Center. She is also the di...

Lawfare Live Recording: Q&A with Stephanie Pell

If you missed it, we are getting feedback from our material supporters about our regular reading list newsletter - please chime in.

Also, we recently released the full interview with Representative Andy Kim as a bonus episode of 2022-01-31 16:40:42 +0000 UTC View Post

How do you feel about "What we are reading"?

As you may have noticed, we are doing a lot of housekeeping and revamping on our end of how our Patreon looks and how we can provide the best experience to our material supporters.

As part of this, we are re-examining our perks and benefits - thus, we want to ask you - what's your temperature on our regular reading lists?

"The Aftermath" Bonus Episode: Andy Kim Full Interview

Hello Material Supporters!

As a thank you for your support, we are sharing with you the full interview that Lawfare Editor-In-Chief Benjamin Wittes did with Representative Andy Kim. 

Representative Kim appeared in the first episode of The Aftermath, although only a portion of his interview was used for the episode. The full audio inclu...

Lawfare Live: Stephanie Pell Q&A

This Friday at 2pm, our managing editor Jacob Schultz will be interviewing senior editor of Lawfare, Stephanie Pell, to find out more about background and how she came to be working at Lawfare. 

Stephanie Pell is a Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a Senior Editor at Lawfare. Prior to joining Brookings, she was an Associate Professor and Cyber Ethics Fellow at West Point’s Army Cyber Institute, with a joint appointment to the Departmen...

Lawfare Live Recording: Discussion on the Oathkeepers

Recorded January 20, 2022. Hosted by Quinta Jurecic, attended by Roger Parloff, Alan Z. Rosenshtein, Jacob Schulz. 

This will not be released publicly. Thank you for being a material supporter; enjoy this exclusive bonus!

Lawfare Live: Discussion on The Oathkeepers

This Thursday, 11am, the Lawfare  team - hosted by Quinta Jurecic and attended by Roger Parloff, Jacob Schulz, and Alan Z. Rosenshtein - will discuss the recent events regarding the Oathkeepers and January 6.

Register at this link, and we hope to see you there: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h1urDopOScesqNpfyePWkA

Lawfare Live Recording: Russia, Ukraine, & Kazakhstan with Expert Panel

Recorded on January 13, 2022. 

Benjamin Wittes sat down on Lawfare Live with Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis; Alex Vindman, the Pritzker Military Fellow at Lawfare;  Ambassador William Courtney, who served as ambassador to Kazakhstan;  and Dmitri Alperovitch, the founder of the Silverado Policy Accelerator.  They talked about what's going on in Kazakhstan, the failure of the  diplomatic process in Geneva, and the war ...

Lawfare Live: Russia, Ukraine, & Kazakhstan with Expert Panel

This Thursday, January 13, at 3pm EST, we'll be hosting Alex Vindman, Dmitri Alperovich, Alina Polyakova, and Ambassador William Courtney to discuss the current tensions in Eastern Europe.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gKPC3EpXTlCz2MQQ...

Lawfare Live Recording: The Aftermath

On Friday, Jan. 7 at 12 p.m. ET, Executive Editor Natalie Orpett,  Associate Editor Rohini Kurup and Goat Rodeo’s Ian Enright joined Editor  in Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss Lawfare and Goat Rodeo’s new  podcast series, “The Aftermath,” which covers the government’s response  to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and the search for accountability over the  past year.

This will not be released publicly. Thank you for being a material supporter; enjoy this exc...

Lawfare Live: The Aftermath

This Friday, Jan. 7 at 12 p.m. ET, Executive Editor Natalie Orpett, Associate Editor Rohini Kurup and Goat Rodeo’s Ian Enright will join Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss Lawfare and Goat Rodeo’s new podcast series, “The Aftermath,” which covers the government’s response to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and the search for accountability over the past year. You can register at the link below.

Register in advance for this webinar: 2022-01-04 22:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post

What We're Reading

Hello Material Supporters,

Here is what we’re reading this week:

Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes has been reading “A Spy Among Friends” by Tom MacIntyre.

Executive E...

See you in 2022!

It has been a long year, and Lawfare thanks you for riding it out with us. Several of our staff are either sick or gearing up for the holidays so there won't be any more updates on our Patreon till next year.  However, we have a few announcements!

To both new and old patrons: don't forget that you can watch the entire back catalogue of the live show by searching our page using the "Lawfare Live" tag. You can also see what we've been reading this year throu...

Lawfare Live Recording: A Discussion on the Latest January 6 Developments

Friday, Dec. 17, at noon EST, Lawfare Executive Editor Natalie Orpett hosted a discussion on the latest Jan. 6 developments, both congressional and criminal. The panel included Lawfare Senior Editors Quinta Jurecic and 2021-12-17 22:09:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Dec. 17 Lawfare Live Link Fixed

Thanks so much for bearing with us as we work through hosting on the new platform. The same link should now work to register for the event - this link is below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T62R8iSVSA6XC5HH4KNMpg 

Please continue to let us know when you have issues, and thank you so much for your material support.

Lawfare Live: A Discussion on the Latest January 6 Developments

This Friday, Dec. 17, at noon EST, Lawfare Managing Editor Natalie Orpett will host a discussion on the latest Jan. 6 developments, both congressional and criminal. The panel will include Lawfare Senior Editors Quinta Jurecic and 2021-12-15 21:34:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Recording: Lawfare Live with Barton Gellman

If you missed attending our Patreon live show with Barton Gellman, or just want to watch it again, no fear! Here you are. 

Friday, Dec. 9, at 1 p.m. ET, Barton Gellman, staff writer at The  Atlantic, joined Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss his  recent article in The Atlantic, “Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun.”  Gellman argues that if Trump’s plot succeeds, “the ballots cast by  American voters will not decide the presidency in 202...

Benefits Masterpost incl. AD-FREE PODCASTS

Thank you for supporting Lawfare! You can find how to listen to Lawfare's ad-free podcasts, how to join Lawfare Live events, where to find previous Lawfare Live events, and more on this post. If you have any questions or need help accessing any benefits, don't hesitate to send us a message! 

You can listen to Lawfare's ad-free podcasts in two ways. 

1. Add the Ad-Free Podcast RSS Feeds to your...

Lawfare Live: Barton Gellman on How Donald Trump Could Subvert the 2024 Election

This Friday, Dec. 9, at 1 p.m. ET, Barton Gellman, staff writer at The Atlantic, will join Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss his recent article in The Atlantic, “Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun.” Gellman argues that if Trump’s plot succeeds, “the ballots cast by American voters will not decide the ...

What We're Reading

Hello Material Supporters,

Here is what we’re reading this week:

Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes has been reading three books on modern counterintelligence history: "A Spy Among Friends" by Ben MacIntyre, "Nightmover" by David Vise and " 2021-12-06 20:16:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Lawfare Live: Alexander Vindman and Dominic Bustillos on Recent Developments in Ukraine

This Friday, Dec. 3, at 12 p.m. ET, Lt. Col. (ret.) Alexander Vindman, the Pritzker Military Fellow at the Lawfare Institute, and Dominic Cruz Bustillos, research assistant to Lt. Col. (ret.) Vindman, will join Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss recent developments in Ukraine, including an alleged coup attempt against President Zelensky. You can register at the Zoom webinar link below.

Registration: 2021-12-01 20:39:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Should We Switch #LawfareLive to Zoom?

There is some anti-Crowdcast sentiment among the Lawfare staff, we well as among some of our guests on #LawfareLive. We are therefore considering moving #LawfareLive to Zoom Webinars. We are interested in audience sentiment on the subject. 

Do you prefer that #LawfareLive move to Zoom Webinars or should it remain in Crowdcast?

A Discussion on the January 6 Committee's Recent Activity

Join us for a discussion on the Jan. 6 committee. 

Roger Parloff on the Criminal Prosecutions of Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters

Join us for a discussion on criminal cases related to Jan. 6.

What We're Reading

Hello Material Supporters,

Here is what we’re reading this week:

Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is reading “Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America” by David Wise.

Executive Editor Natalie Orpett read 2021-11-08 20:40:38 +0000 UTC View Post

The State of the U.S.-Iraq Relationship

Join us for an open discussion on the U.S.-Iraq relationship.

A Discussion on Recent Climate Security Reports

Join us for a discussion on recent climate security reports.

What We're Reading

Hello Material Supporters,

Here is what we’re reading this week:

Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is reading “Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu,” by his uncle Jon Turk, which is a “provocative look at the vital connection between human beings, the n...