
The “Dog Sh*t Daily” Edition
This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic, and Tyler McBrien to try to make sense of the week’s biggest national security news stories, including:“Pulling U...
3 Okt 20241h 28min

The “Tortured Pundits Department” Edition
This week, Scott was joined by Natalie Orpett, Anna Bower, and Matt Gluck to talk over some of the week's big national security news, including:“Some Assembly Required.” On Tuesday, President Biden ga...
26 Sep 20241h 14min

The “Ms. Jackson, if You’re Nastya” Edition
This week, Scott sat down with Lawfare team members Alan Rozenshtein, Tyler McBrien, and RatSec newbie Anastasiia "Nastya" Lapatina to talk through the week's national security headlines, including:“A...
19 Sep 20241h 12min

The "Let's Understand How We Got Here" Edition
In the debut episode of RatSec 2.1, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Kevin Frazier, Eugenia Lostri, and Benjamin Wittes to talk over the week’s big national security news, including:“I Have ...
12 Sep 20241h 19min

The "Third Anniversary Hot Take Takedown: Comeuppance" Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott celebrated the third anniversary of Rational Security 2.0 with their Lawfare colleagues Molly Reynolds, Natalie Orpett, and Tyler McBrien, who sat in brutal judgment...
5 Sep 20241h 10min

The “Prison Rules” Edition
This week, Quinta and Scott were joined by Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler "Spicy Tyler" McBrien to talk through the week's big national security news stories, including:“Jack Smith Takes a Mulligan on ...
29 Aug 20241h 8min

The “Make Daguerreotypes Great Again” Edition
This week, Alan and Quinta sat down with Molly Reynolds and Kevin Frazier to talk about the week’s big developments, including:“It can always get worse…” Although President Biden’s replacement by Vice...
22 Aug 20241h 11min

The “Minnesota Nice” Edition
This week, the whole gang—Alan, Quinta, and Scott—got back together to discuss the week's big national security news, including:“In Post-Soviet Russia, Ukraine Invade You!” In an ironic reversal, Ukra...
15 Aug 20241h 8min



















