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Benjamin Wittes
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Our New Website is Launching Tomorrow
When you look at Lawfare tomorrow, it will look different. On Wednesday morning, we will be launching our new website, which has been more than…
The Aftermath, Season 1: Binge the Whole Thing
Season 1 covers the period from the day of the insurrection itself through the Jan. 6 Committee’s first hearing and the period of its investigation….
The Chatter Podcast: Information Ecology with Alicia Wanless
Alicia Wanless is one of the pioneers of the idea of information ecology, the notion that we should think about information and disinformation as part…
Notes on the Durham Report: A Reading Diary
On Monday, the Justice Department released the Durham Report—the long-awaited account by Special Counsel John Durham of his investigation into the conduct of the 2016…
Be Lawfare’s Next Director of Development!
The Lawfare Institute, publisher of Lawfare and producer of the Lawfare Podcast and a range of other media, is looking for a full-time Director of…
A Machine With First Amendment Rights
We have created the first machines with First Amendment rights. Don’t take that sentence literally, but take it very seriously. I spent yesterday at the…
Notes on the Jan. 6 Committee’s Notes
The first thing that struck me in reading the executive summary of the Jan. 6 Select Committee’s final report last month was footnote number 50….
Unpacking the Biden Special Counsel Announcement
Attorney General Merrick Garland had no choice but to appoint a special counsel to handle whatever criminal matters may arise out of the presence of…
When Reading the Jan. 6 Committee's Summary, Don’t Skip the Notes!
The most important feature of the 154 pages of “Introductory Material to the Final Report of the Select Committee” is not the much-discussed criminal referrals…
An Update on Homeland Security Intelligence Reporting on Me
When I last checked in on the saga of the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence reporting about me, I had a bit of a cliff-hanger…