Charles Kupchan on 'Isolationism'
Many of us think of the history of the United States' interaction with the world as one of relentless expansion, growth and engagement. From the early colonies, through the Spanish American War, throu...
13 Okt 202054min
Molly Reynolds and Margaret Taylor Talk Congress
Congress is capable of moving a Supreme Court justice at record speed, yet it can't get coronavirus relief passed. It has struggled to keep the government open, and it has pending business that it has...
12 Okt 202051min
Andrew Weissmann on 'Where Law Ends'
Andrew Weissmann was the general counsel of the FBI. He was the head of the Justice Department's fraud section and helped run the Enron Task Force. And yet, he is best known these days for having been...
9 Okt 202051min
Yochai Benkler on Mass-Media Disinformation Campaigns
On this episode of our Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Yochai Benkler, a professor at Harvard Law School and co-director of the Berkman Klein Cen...
8 Okt 20201h 3min
Scott Anderson on State Election Rules
We have an election in less than a month, and a lot of analysts seem to be expecting contested results. Doomsday scenarios are playing out in the pages of national magazines, the campaigns are gearing...
7 Okt 202044min
John Brennan Remains Undaunted
Starting in January 2017, John Brennan became one of President Trump's most blunt critics among former national security professionals. In the years since, he has been working on writing a book, now a...
6 Okt 20201h 9min
The President and the Coronavirus
President Trump is at Walter Reed with the COVID virus. A large number of executive and legislative branch officials have also tested positive. What happens when the president is seriously ill? What h...
5 Okt 202047min
An Islamic State Hoax?
On September 25, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested a Canadian man for faking his involvement in the Islamic State. It’s a strange charge, but the situation is made more complicated by the fac...
2 Okt 202046min
