{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60427f9d34b9a27f4b6e3a8d/6318a900c2c61300147b788e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The “Anniversary Hot Take Takedown” Edition","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60427f9d34b9a27f4b6e3a8d/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by co-host emeriti Ben Wittes and Shane Harris for a very special anniversary edition of Rational Security that pits their national security hot takes up against each other.</p><p>Which of the following takes will the team find to be \"too hot,\" which \"undercooked,\" and which \"just right\"?</p><ul><li>Americans (and especially progressives) will regret reviving the prospect of disqualifying people under section 3 of the 14th Amendment.</li><li>Over the next year, there will be a windfall of information regarding unidentified aerial phenomena, including some pointing to possible extraterrestrial origin.</li><li>A President Ron Desantis won't be as dangerous as President Donald Trump.</li><li>Russia's terminal decline presents one of the greatest threats to global security.</li><li>American democracy will be saved by social conservative minorities voting for the Republican Party.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan endorsed his favorite children's book about affectionate penguins (of many), \"<a href=\"https://www.marymurphy.ie/books/board-books/i-like-it-when\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I Like it When</a>\" by Mary Murphy. Quinta recommended Garret Graff's new eponymous book on Watergate,&nbsp;\"<a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Watergate/Garrett-M-Graff/9781982139162\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watergate</a>.\" Scott urged D.C. area residents to visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.wheatlandspring.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wheatland Spring Farm and Brewery</a>&nbsp;on their next trip out to Purcellville, VA, and try their \"Land + Waters\" farmhouse ale for a true taste of Virginia.&nbsp;Ben thanked Scott for supporting him through his crippling dog shirt addiction, even though that support has now reached its limits. And Shane recommended a non-spy book by \"the American LeCarre\" Charles McCarry, entitled \"<a href=\"https://www.abebooks.com/9780099569107/Bride-Wilderness-McCarry-Charles-0099569108/plp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bride of the Wilderness</a>,\" as well as the famous used bookstore where he bought it: \"<a href=\"https://www.bookstoreinlenox.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bookstore</a>\" in Lenox, MA.</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}