The “Fifth Anniversary Hot Take Takedown” Edition

Rational Security by The Lawfare Institute

Sep 10, 20261:10:29Government & Organizations

This week, Scott celebrated the fifth anniversary of Rational Security 2.0 with the return of co-hosts emeriti Shane Harris, Quinta Jurecic, and Benjamin Wittes. In varying degrees of witheringness, the four sat in bruta...

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