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The Pros and Cons of the House’s Data Broker Bill
The House is focused on important risks from the sale of Americans’ data, but legislators can pursue more comprehensive data brokerage measures. -
Rational Security: The "Eldritch Portents" Edition
This week, Alan Rozenshtein and Quinta Jurecic were joined again by Molly Reynolds to talk over the week’s national security news. -
The Lawfare Podcast: How Congressional Staffers Helped Our Afghan Allies
Discussing the congressional effort by staffers to help Afghan allies flee the country during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan -
The Kids Online Safety Act and the State of Tech Policy
The bill represents the culmination of a legislative trend on child safety that traces back to fall of 2021. -
What Congress Has Done—and What It Still Needs to Do—to Protect NATO
Congress has barred the president from exiting NATO unilaterally. But someone still needs to enforce it. -
Senate Unveils “Compromise” FISA Reauthorization Bill
The modified warrant requirement resembles but doesn’t fully embrace a compromise foreshadowed by PCLOB last year. -
What Happened to TikTok’s Project Texas?
TikTok developed a plan to address U.S. government national security concerns, but it was dismissed without serious consideration. Why? -
ChinaTalk: EMERGENCY POD: TikTok Ban!?
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What Congress Should Do About Hate Crime Statistics
To improve hate crime statistics, Congress should amend existing legislation, not impose hate crime reporting mandates. -
Can Congress Disqualify Trump After the Supreme Court’s Section 3 Ruling?
The dueling opinions for the 9-0 decision support two opposing interpretations on this crucial question. -
Rational Security: The “Sociopathic Nose Wrinkle” Edition
This week, Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott Anderson sat down together one last time before Scott's demise to talk through the week's big national security news -
Livestream: Special Counsel Hur Testifies on Biden Classified Documents Report
Hur will speak in front of the House Judiciary Committee at 10 am ET.
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