{"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/68caac2a5b840135eac75e0c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rational Security: The “Ten Years, Still Off-Key” Edition","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60baafd7d3cdd0001b29d9ee/1758112759126-43347b69-f911-42b8-b586-a53ba40f55a0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For this week's very special episode on <em>Rational Security</em>'s 10th anniversary, Scott sat down with a slew of co-hosts emeritus, each of whom brought their own topic to discuss.</p><ul><li>Shane Harris flagged the connections between online radicalization and the young men behind many recent public acts of gun violence, including the alleged perpetrator of the Charlie Kirk killing;</li><li>Benjamin Wittes insisted we are STILL not talking enough about Russian drone incursions and other forms of gray zone warfare in Eastern Europe;</li><li>Quinta Jurecic brought some statistics about the success (or not) of the Trump administration's federalization of law enforcement in D.C. (and elsewhere) that are worth contemplating; and</li><li>Alan Rozenshtein asked how it can still be true that no one but him seems to care about the Trump administration blatantly disregarding the TikTok ban.</li></ul><p>In object lessons, Shane is basking in the glory of HBO’s “<a href=\"https://www.hbomax.com/shows/somebody-somewhere/f1e64d9c-cd12-4254-b980-7442ab8d82d3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Somebody Somewhere</a>”—partly because his buddy Jeff Hiller just won an Emmy for his role in it. Ben <a href=\"https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--an-uncomfortable-truth-about-elizabeth-tsurkov-s-freedom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">praises Adam Boehler</a>—and even Donald Trump—for helping secure Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release. Alan is definitely not using this opportunity to use Pacific Rim for his object lesson—really—instead recommending fantasy mystery “<a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/648051/the-tainted-cup-by-robert-jackson-bennett/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Tainted Cup</a>,” by Robert Jackson Bennett. Scott takes us into orbit with Samantha Harvey’s “<a href=\"https://groveatlantic.com/book/orbital/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Orbital</a>,” a lyrical meditation on life and reflection in space. And Quinta dives into the future with “<a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Empire of AI</a>,” by Karen Hao, a deeply reported look at OpenAI and its role in shaping the technology’s trajectory</p><p>Last call to help us celebrate <em>Lawfare</em>’s 15th anniversary! <a href=\"https://givebutter.com/lawfare15\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get your tickets</a> now to join us this Friday, 9/19, to hear from some of your favorite <em>Lawfare</em> people past and present, take a look back on the key moments that have shaped our first 15 years, and get a sneak peek into what’s coming next.</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}