In a prior post surveying the impact of the Senate version of the NDAA bill (currently in conference negotiations), I emphasized that the Feinstein Amendment made clear that the NDAA did not alter, one w...

Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post, whose reporting on cybersecurity issues (including counterespionage and offensive computer network operations) is indispensible, had an extraordinary piece yesterd...

There's barely a true fact in it, but it's very funny:

First things first: Welcome aboard, Steve!  Now, to business: This afternoon, the National Security Council the "Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism ...

Thanks to Ben for the warm introduction, and to the entire Lawfare crew for letting me crash the party. I thought I'd jump into the fray on a bit of a tangent, albeit one that both directly and indirectl...

Ritika's Moment of Zen today gives rise to a Moment of Envy for me. I thought my trading card and being named "The Worst Possible Person in the World" were cool. But being named in an Anonymous video is ...

Yesterday, a Fifth Circuit panel (King, joined by Garza and Graves) affirmed the convictions of the individual defendants in the Holy Land Foundation ("HLF") case and also dismissed the appeal lodged by ...