{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61417abe0479bf0014e03f7d/62bbe54b21e4cb00121481a0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The \"Benner Than Ever\" Edition","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/undefined/1631681181753-fee8e4b1ebaf57739b184643f8c2b48a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by star&nbsp;New York Times<em>&nbsp;</em>reporter Katie Benner&nbsp;to talk through some of the week's biggest national security news stories, including:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“The Masked Ringer.” We’re about half way through the Jan. 6 committee’s public hearings—and, despite originally planning a weeks-long pause, the committee is now holding a <a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/27/jan-6-committee-surprise-tuesday-hearing-00042595\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">snap hearing with a surprise witness</a>. What should we make of the hearings so far? And what may we continue to learn?</li><li>“Trouble a-<em>Bruen</em>.” The Supreme Court has issued a decision concluding that <a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/supreme-court-bruen-concealed-carry-gun-law-new-york/661364/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Second Amendment gives Americans a constitutional right to carry a firearm outside their homes for purposes of self-defense</a>. What does this mean for the future of gun control policies—and gun violence?</li><li>“Siri as Snitch.” The end of a constitutional right to abortion has tech experts worried that state authorities will use <a href=\"https://www.lawfareblog.com/impotence-fourth-amendment-post-roe-world\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">digital surveillance and data collection to aid in their enforcement of abortion restrictions</a>, including outside their respective states. How real are these risks? And what can be done about them?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Katie gave a strong endorsement to Rachel McAdams's work as a narrator on the audiobook&nbsp;of \"<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Anne-of-Green-Gables-audiobook/dp/B01KGL17UY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anne of Green Gables</a>\" and shared stories of some of her own adventures on Prince Edward Island. Alan recommended Rinker Buck's book \"<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/The-Oregon-Trail-Rinker-Buck-audiobook/dp/B00XUSWOS0/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1656429170&amp;sr=8-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Oregon Trail</a>.\" Quinta shared a story wherein a store clerk greeted Rudy Giuliani the only appropriate way: \"<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/nyregion/rudolph-giuliani-smack-charge.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What's up, scumbag.</a>\" And Scott recommended a forthcoming law review article, \"<a href=\"https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4032931\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The New Abortion Battleground</a>,\" for a fascinating if sobering overview of what the post-<em>Dobbs&nbsp;</em>legal landscape may look like.</p><p>Be sure to visit our&nbsp;show&nbsp;page at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.lawfareblog.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.lawfareblog.com</a>&nbsp;and to follow us on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/RatlSecurity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@RatlSecurity</a>.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}