Former Congressman Brian Baird and Daniel Schuman on How Congress Can Continue to Function Remotely
On April 16, former members of Congress participated in a "Mock Remote Hearing" via Zoom to test the viability of online congressional proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Former General David Pe...
20 Apr 202043min
Is Contact Tracing a Privacy Threat?
Many people are holding out contact tracing as the way we are going to control the COVID-19 epidemic. Once we start opening up the economy again, it involves identifying people who have tested positiv...
18 Apr 20201h 6min
The Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: The National Security Law Guys Talk Adjourning Congress, “Total Authority” and Guantanamo
Lawfare founder Bobby Chesney and Lawfare contributing editor Steve Vladeck host the weekly National Security Law Podcast from the University of Texas Law School, where they discuss current developmen...
17 Apr 20201h 3min
Camille François on Covid-19 and the ABCs of Disinformation
On this episode of our Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Camille François, the Chief Innovation Officer at Graphika, where she works to identify an...
16 Apr 202049min
Viktor Orbán Switches Democracy Off
Nobody has been more aggressive about using the coronavirus crisis to seize power than Hungarian strong man Viktor Orbán. Orbán declared a state of emergency and has been ruling by decree. He has also...
14 Apr 202046min
ICE, CBP and Coronavirus Response
Whether it has been travel bans, family separation, or changes to asylum rules, the Trump administration has long been embroiled in controversies over its immigration and detention policy. Those contr...
13 Apr 202052min
Stan Brand on the State of Congressional Oversight and Subpoena Power
Margaret Taylor sat down with Stan Brand, who served as the general counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1976 to 1983. They talked about key issues working their way through the courts th...
11 Apr 202051min
Jim Baker on FISA Errors
Jim Baker served as general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was also the counsel for the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review at the Justice Department, where he supervised FIS...
10 Apr 202045min
