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How Hungary Escaped Electoral Autocracy
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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, April 17
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Was the Attack on an Iranian Primary School a War Crime?
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Lawfare Daily: Crypto, Corruption, and Cons, with Ben McKenzie
Ben McKenzie discusses his new documentary on cryptocurrency. -
Lawfare No Bull: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Birthright Citizenship Challenge
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AI Verification: Infrastructure for Prosperity, Governance, and Peace
New verification tools could make AI governance credible without requiring states or firms to expose their secrets. -
Did Trump Already Pardon the Alleged Jan. 5, 2021, Pipe Bomber?
Cole’s lawyers claim he’s covered by the Jan. 6 pardons. The Trump administration has made it a more interesting question than it should be. -
Lawfare Daily: Frank Dikötter on the Early Years of Chinese Communism
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One Emergency After Another
As President Trump’s use of emergency powers outstrips his predecessors, Congress and the courts must act to rein him in. -
Scaling Laws: Why AI Needs Independent Auditors, with Miles Brundage
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The Justice Department’s Bid to Avoid Accountability
A seemingly narrow procedural rule masks a broader attempt to reshape oversight of government lawyers. -
Lawfare Daily: Sam Altman with Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz
Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz discuss their recent article in the New Yorker on Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. -
The Principle-Policy Gap in American Tax Attitudes
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America Used to Own the Internet. Now It’s Running Scared.
The U.S. restricted data transfers abroad. Cast as an assertion of sovereignty, the new posture signals weakness in great-power competition. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, April 10
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Pulling Reports, Playing Politics
The CIA’s retraction of intelligence reports should raise concerns about politicization and the Trump administration’s embrace of white supremacist rhetoric. -
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White House AI Framework Proposes Industry-Friendly Legislation
While considering legislation for some major AI policy issues, the White House left others untouched. -
Non-State Entities and National Security
As NSEs play a greater role in national security, states are pushing back—necessitating a new framework for national security governance.
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