The “New Look, Same Racism” of Blood Tribe
A Primer on the Civil Service and the Trump Administration
The Situation: The Patel Paradox
The Australian Government Will Shut Down AN0M Evidence Appeals
Is Anyone Happy With the UN Cybercrime Convention?
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The Situation: Please Don’t Defend This Pardon
Six reasons why the Hunter Biden pardon betrayed important values for which his father had purported to stand. -
The “New Look, Same Racism” of Blood Tribe
Blood Tribe are relative newcomers to the white supremacist scene. Their tactics and ideology draw from a long history of neo-Nazi groups. -
A Primer on the Civil Service and the Trump Administration
The broad discretion afforded to presidents to shape personnel policy poses a threat to the civil service during the Trump administration. -
The Situation: The Patel Paradox
You can’t consent to impeachable abuses and then object to impeachable abuses. -
The Australian Government Will Shut Down AN0M Evidence Appeals
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Is Anyone Happy With the UN Cybercrime Convention?
The new UN cybercrime convention left everyone unhappy. But is that necessarily the sign of a good compromise? -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
The Situation: I’m Thankful For, Presidential Power Edition
In scary times for democracy, remember that we still have a lot going for us. -
Divine Madness
A review of Jerome Copulsky, “American Heretics: Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order” (Yale University Press, 2024).
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