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Introducing Omphalos: Lawfare's New Site Devoted to the Middle East
The Greek word "omphalos" designates the center of the world, a spot usually containing some sort of stone. The ancient Greeks believed the omphalos to lie in Delphi. For many Christians and Jews, it lie... -
Welcome to the New Lawfare
It is a great pleasure to welcome readers to Lawfare’s new web site. Nearly five years ago, we announced what was then an incipient blog by three friends: -
Lawfare's New Site Was Not Free. Please Contribute to Lawfare
The production of this new Lawfare site was a long process. It wasn't simple. It involved a huge amount of effort by lots of people. And it wasn't cheap. So this is the part where we pass around a collec... -
The Week that Will Be
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The OPM Data Breach: Raising All Sorts of Government Enforcement and Privacy Protection Questions
Reports that China (most likely) has breached Office of Personnel Management (OPM) systems and stolen personal information (PI) of over four million current and/or former federal employees raises all sor... -
Iran has a Bigger Problem than the West: Its Sunni Neighbors
Editor’s Note: The United States would like to compartmentalize the Iran nuclear deal, continuing to oppose Iran’s subversion in the Middle East and hostility to Israel while assuring regional allies tha... -
Rational Security: "The Anthrax is in the Mail" Edition
Tamara is still away, so this week's Rational Security postcast featured special guest Nancy Yousseff of the Daily Beast. She joined Shane and me for a discussion of the USA Freedom Act's passage, Sheldo... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Lawfare is Dead! Long Live Lawfare
As I announced on Friday, the Lawfare site on I am typing these words will, less than 48 hours from now, be a thing of the past. The site has given yeoman's service. But as they say in Ecclesiastes, ther... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Tuesday, the USA Freedom Act passed the Senate, was signed by the President, and became law. However, the enactment came almost two full days after key provisions of the USA Patriot Act had expired---... -
Something Different This Way Comes: A New Lawfare
Fair warning: On Monday morning, Lawfare will look different---very different. For the last year, we have been rebuilding the site. What began as a small blog of three friends has become an institution ... -
Charlie Savage Responds to My Critique
Charlie Savage of the New York Times writes in response to my post this morning critiquing -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, the Obama administration announced a massive breach of federal employees’ data affecting at least four million government workers. The New York Times reports that the hack, which was first det...
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