Why Did DHS Compile an Intelligence Report about Lawfare’s Editor in Chief?
In the summer of 2020, Lawfare’s editor in chief Benjamin Wittes found out that he had been the subject of intelligence reports compiled by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence...
9 Nov 202253min
Decentralized Social Media and the Great Twitter Exodus
It’s Election Day in the United States—so while you wait for the results to come in, why not listen to a podcast about the other biggest story obsessing the political commentariat right now? We’re tal...
8 Nov 202257min
The Government Rests; Roger Parloff Does Not
The government has rested its case in chief in the criminal seditious conspiracy trial of Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and several other members of the Oath Keepers. The trial has been going on for the la...
7 Nov 202237min
Chatter: Cryptography in History and in the Movies with Vince Houghton
Although codemaking and codebreaking often receive less attention in the public imagination than swashbuckling HUMINT operations and ingenious spy gadgets, they have changed history. The under-appreci...
6 Nov 20221h 32min
Lawfare Archive: The Truth About Conspiracy Theories
From April 8, 2021: If you’re listening to this podcast, the odds are that you’ve heard a lot about QAnon recently—and you might even have read some alarming reporting about how belief in the conspira...
5 Nov 202246min
Tchau, Bolsonaro? What to Make of Brazil's Election Results with Brian Winter
On October 30, Brazilians elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as their next president. Within minutes, world leaders, including President Biden and Secretary Blinken, offered official congratulations. F...
4 Nov 202238min
Israeli Election Results with Natan Sachs
The Israeli election results are in—sort of—and the early count looks very favorable for former Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and the far-right coalition that he would bring to power. The results are...
3 Nov 202257min
Should the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Militias Be Designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations?
Last week, Lawfare published a piece by Lawfare’s legal fellow Saraphin Dhanani called, “The Case for Designating the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.” The art...
2 Nov 202239min
