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A review of Emily Baker-White, “Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok” (Norton, 2025).

So-called converse 1983 statutes are percolating in statehouses across the country and could fill a critical constitutional gap.

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

Selected quotations from recent federal court orders.

As AI accelerates cyber operations, the United States must build new mechanisms to detect, investigate, and learn from attacks driven by emerging capabilities.

Senator Grassley’s account of how and why the FBI investigated Trump’s role in the false electors plot is a feat of political conspiracy. 

A roundup of foreign policy and national security statements from Trump’s second address to Congress since taking office again.

The legal answer depends on what the government is actually demanding—and the statute's ambiguities cut both ways.

After his loss at the Supreme Court, President Trump turned to other statutes to recreate his tariffs. Will they fare any better in court? 

A meditation.

Age assurance legislation has stumbled amid breaches and backlash. Congress now has a chance to break this pattern. Here’s how.

The Supreme Court’s decision thwarts President Trump’s attempt to enlist his emergency powers to levy taxes not otherwise permitted by law.