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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Is Social Media a Disease, and How Do We Treat It?
This week I interview Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville law school, about his new book, “The Social Media Upheaval.” In a crisp 64 pages, Glenn analogizes social... -
Alter the Committee Hearing Format for Mueller’s Testimony
On July 17, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller will testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. -
Ann Donaldson Answers to House Judiciary Committee Questions
The House Judiciary Committee has released a document of responses by Ann Donaldson, former deputy to former White House Counsel Don McGahn, to queries by the committee concerning the Mueller report. Don... -
NSA Releases Semi-Annual Report to Congress
The National Security Agency’s Office of the Inspector General released an unclassified version of its mandatory semi-annual report to Congress covering Oct. 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019. The full document ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
FBI agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have mined state driver’s license databases using facial recognition technology, without drivers’ knowledge or consent, writes the Washington ... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 10:00 a.m.: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Protecting Innocence in a Digital World.” The com... -
Erdoğan’s Tactical Gamble in Istanbul Proves a Strategic Mistake
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. Following a repeat mayoral election in Istanbul on June 23, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not quite so strong anymore. If... -
If I Had Five Minutes to Question Robert Mueller
Here’s a puzzle: Imagine that you are a member of Congress who, under rules seemingly designed to preclude effective questioning, had exactly five minutes to interview Robert Mueller on national televisi... -
Addressing the Threat of Homegrown Violent Extremists Sympathetic to the Islamic State
Editor’s Note: In recent years, so-called homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) have eclipsed returned foreign fighters and other sources of terrorism. National Defense University’s Kim Cragin assesses the... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Dan Byman on 'Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad'
Benjamin Wittes sat down with Dan Byman, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Middle East Studies and Lawfare's foreign policy editor, to discuss his new book, "Road Warriors: Foreign ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Evelyn Douek analyzed Facebook’s progress report on its ongoing civil rights audit. Joe Whittaker explained that content moderation policies are driving terrorists onto encrypted apps, making the commun... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The British navy seized a tanker off the coast of Gibraltar suspected of carrying Iranian oil to a refinery in Syria in violation of EU sanctions, the BBC reports. The Spanish government plans to lodge a...
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