{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/6685e5ec796f61254a73080b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rational Security: The \"Gluten-Free Clam Pizza is the Best Pizza\" Edition","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/1720051027964-08c75ed0a073ddaca9e989143fbd2ab3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, a Scott-less Alan and Quinta sat down with <em>Lawfare </em>Tarbell Fellow Kevin Frazier and law school-bound Associate Editor Hyemin Han to talk over the week’s big national security news, including:</p><ul><li>“I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience.” Unlike Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden’s underwhelming performance at the first (and perhaps only) presidential debate has put his party in a panic about his chances to win the presidential election. Was Biden’s performance as bad as the pundits and betting markets seem to think and, if so, what should he do about it, both with respect to his staying in the race and even his ability to finish out his presidential term?</li><li>“When you’re the president, they let you do it.” After promising an opinion “for the ages,” the Supreme Court, in a 6-3, party-line decision, held that presidents enjoy at least some degree of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. Did the opinion, as the dissenting Justices argued, make the president above the law? And what does the opinion mean for the ongoing criminal prosecutions seeking to hold Trump accountable for crimes he allegedly committed while in office?</li><li>\"Tell it to my face…ial challenge.\" The Supreme Court continues its pattern of not squarely addressing difficult legal questions about the Internet. In&nbsp;<em>Moody v. NetChoice</em>, the Court sent back two challenges to state social-media moderation laws to the lower courts, instructing them to examine the laws on an as-applied, rather than facial, basis. What guidance did the Court give to the lower courts on remand, and what questions about the scope of the platforms’ First Amendment protections remain unanswered?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan gave himself a post-tenure present in the form of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.masterbuilt.com/products/gravity-series-1050-digital-charcoal-grill-smoker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fancy grill</a>, Kevin recommended a Parisian&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/81210788\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shark week movie</a>, Quinta suggested an&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21056886/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1720046387766823&amp;usg=AOvVaw0K8sP6XaG4Ep4t3ZWX6Dwj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">animated science fiction adventure</a>, and Hyemin enjoyed a book about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691250472/the-geopolitics-of-shaming\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">geopolitics of shame</a>.</p><p>To receive ad-free podcasts, become a&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>Material Supporter at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/lawfare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/lawfare</a>. You can also support&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>by making a one-time donation<em>&nbsp;</em>at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://givebutter.com/c/trumptrials\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://givebutter.com/c/trumptrials</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}