Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
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Dispatch: In ‘Fake News’ Ban Hearing, Trump Is His Own DOJ’s Worst Enemy
The government argues CNN v. Trump is about national security. The president says it's about “bad stories.” -
Why the U.S. Military Has Never Threatened Civilian Governance
A review of “The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States” (Polity, 2025).

