{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60baafd7d3cdd0001b29d9ee/673f528ba04cbcac1fd018d2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rational Security: The “Sad Norman Rockwell” Edition","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60baafd7d3cdd0001b29d9ee/1732203008185-7f72f0a4-91f9-41af-92ef-12fe24a1cab2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Scott sat down with <em>Lawfare</em> Senior Editors Molly Reynolds and Alan Rozenshtein, and with University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor of Law Chris Mirasola, to talk through the week’s big national security news, including:</p><ul><li>“Troops, There It Is.” President-elect Donald Trump raised eyebrows this week when he suggested that he intended to declare a national emergency and use U.S. soldiers to implement his planned deportation of undocumented migrants from the United States—the first of many potential domestic uses of the military some fear he will pursue. But does the president have the authority to use the military in this way? And is a(nother) national emergency really necessary?</li><li>“Break It ‘Til You Make It.” Some have expressed serious doubt as to whether the incoming Trump administration’s flurry of highly controversial nominees for senior positions in government will be able to successfully make its way through even the Republican-held Senate. But doing so may not be necessary, as Trump’s allies are reportedly exploring a legal scheme by which he can use a never-before-used authority to adjourn Congress to force the Senate into an extended recess, and then appoint his preferred nominees as recess appointments. How plausible is this legal theory? And what role is it likely to play in Trump’s confirmation strategy?</li><li>“Rolling Back the Clock.” While he was once one of TikTok’s greatest enemies, President-elect Trump has changed his tune: on the campaign trail, he came out against the ban on the controversial social media platform passed by Congress, which is sent to go into effect early next year if its China-associated owners do not divest. Will Trump try to come to TikTok’s rescue? And if so, what could he do?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan recommended the childrens’ audio player “<a href=\"https://us.yotoplay.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yoto</a>,” to the fervent applause of the other guests and their young children. Molly embraced her Patrick Radden Keefe fandom one more time to recommend FX’s forthcoming adaptation of his book,&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETo4hnxVFho\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Say Nothing</a><em>.”</em>&nbsp;Chris endorsed Jon Batiste’s new album&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/3eXr4s3rCLxNJpxqaIDyqJ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beethoven Blues</a>.” And Scott urged listeners to follow his lead and take in an aptonymous double-feature this weekend: the new film&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ9O_tl5Npk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday Night</a>”<em>&nbsp;</em>and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Saturday-Night-Live-Season-1/dp/B000XJSHNA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">first ever 1975 episode of&nbsp;</a>“<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Saturday-Night-Live-Season-1/dp/B000XJSHNA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday Night Live</a>”<em>&nbsp;</em>that it’s about.</p><p><em>Note: We will be taking the week of Thanksgiving off, but we’ll be back with a new episode of </em>Rational Security <em>on Thursday, December 5. We’re thankful for your continued support of the show!</em></p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}