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Deportation Inc. produced with @situ-research.bsky.social, is a new video series that dives into how immigration enforcement has expanded into a powerful, profit-driven ecosystem.
Watch the first two videos–an introduction and an episode focused on detention–now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch the first two videos–an introduction and an episode focused on detention–now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
TOMORROW: On Jan. 4 at 3pm ET, Lawfare's @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org will sit down with @sranderson.bsky.social, Dana Stuster, & @atabatabai.bsky.social to discuss the what we know—and don't—about the US strike on Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro's capture, and the legal issues raised by the operation
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
TOMORROW: On Jan. 4 at 3pm ET, Lawfare's @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org will sit down with @sranderson.bsky.social, Dana Stuster, & @atabatabai.bsky.social to discuss the what we know—and don't—about the US strike on Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro's capture, and the legal issues raised by the operation
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"Jacob Kushner’s gripping and timely book “Look Away” provides the first comprehensive account of the NSU serial killers and their victims."
Annette Weinke reviews Kushner's new book on the investigation and trial of a far-right terrorist organization that targeted immigrants in Germany.
Annette Weinke reviews Kushner's new book on the investigation and trial of a far-right terrorist organization that targeted immigrants in Germany.
Germany’s Longest, Biggest, and Most Contested Criminal Trial
A review of Jacob Kushner, “Look Away: A True Story of Murders, Bombings, and a Far-Right Campaign to Rid Germany of Immigrants,” (Hachette, 2024).
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January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"Jacob Kushner’s gripping and timely book “Look Away” provides the first comprehensive account of the NSU serial killers and their victims."
Annette Weinke reviews Kushner's new book on the investigation and trial of a far-right terrorist organization that targeted immigrants in Germany.
Annette Weinke reviews Kushner's new book on the investigation and trial of a far-right terrorist organization that targeted immigrants in Germany.
Today's Lawfare Daily is Lawfare's annual "Ask Us Anything" mailbag episode where Lawfare contributors answered listener-submitted questions about what has occurred in 2025. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Today's Lawfare Daily is Lawfare's annual "Ask Us Anything" mailbag episode where Lawfare contributors answered listener-submitted questions about what has occurred in 2025. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
On Monday, Jan. 5 at noon ET, join Editor in Chief @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Senior Editors @annabower.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social @mollyroberts.bsky.social @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, & Public Service Fellow @michael-feinberg.bsky.social for the Trials of the Trump Administration
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
On Monday, Jan. 5 at noon ET, join Editor in Chief @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Senior Editors @annabower.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social @mollyroberts.bsky.social @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, & Public Service Fellow @michael-feinberg.bsky.social for the Trials of the Trump Administration
ICYMI: Watch the first lecture in Dr. Laura Field's lecture series, "The Making of the MAGA New Right."
The second class will be on YouTube on Jan. 5. You can register to attend the third lecture live on Jan. 7 by becoming a Lawfare supporter at lawfare.substack.com.
The second class will be on YouTube on Jan. 5. You can register to attend the third lecture live on Jan. 7 by becoming a Lawfare supporter at lawfare.substack.com.
Lawfare Lecture: The Making of the MAGA New Right with Dr. Laura Field, Lecture 1
In her first lecture, Dr. Laura Field discussed her new book, “Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right.” She explored the intellectual movement that has emerged around Trumpism, detailing the…
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January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
ICYMI: Watch the first lecture in Dr. Laura Field's lecture series, "The Making of the MAGA New Right."
The second class will be on YouTube on Jan. 5. You can register to attend the third lecture live on Jan. 7 by becoming a Lawfare supporter at lawfare.substack.com.
The second class will be on YouTube on Jan. 5. You can register to attend the third lecture live on Jan. 7 by becoming a Lawfare supporter at lawfare.substack.com.
A lot happened in 2025–from the deployment of National Guard in cities across the country to airstrikes in the Caribbean to DOGE's incursion into executive agencies to the weaponization of the Justice Department—and we covered it all.
Lawfare contributors reflect back on the year that was:
Lawfare contributors reflect back on the year that was:
The Year That Was (2025)
The issues—and Lawfare coverage—that kept our editors up at night in 2025.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A lot happened in 2025–from the deployment of National Guard in cities across the country to airstrikes in the Caribbean to DOGE's incursion into executive agencies to the weaponization of the Justice Department—and we covered it all.
Lawfare contributors reflect back on the year that was:
Lawfare contributors reflect back on the year that was:
"The year ends with The Situation looking quite different from how The Situation looked as the year swept in. It is less of a juggernaut. It is more vulnerable for all its continued swagger. It has found that it has opposition," writes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org.
The Situation: Comments on the Meta-Situation
One year of The Situation.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"The year ends with The Situation looking quite different from how The Situation looked as the year swept in. It is less of a juggernaut. It is more vulnerable for all its continued swagger. It has found that it has opposition," writes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org.
“Deportation, Inc.," produced with @situ-research.bsky.social, is a videos series investigating how United States immigration enforcement has evolved into a rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar industry.
Watch the first two videos now:
Watch the first two videos now:
Deportation Inc.
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Deportation, Inc.," produced with @situ-research.bsky.social, is a videos series investigating how United States immigration enforcement has evolved into a rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar industry.
Watch the first two videos now:
Watch the first two videos now:
Lawfare Contributing Editor @noupside.bsky.social discusses the systematic dismantling of America's election integrity capacity by the Trump administration in 2025 on Lawfare Daily.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Lawfare Contributing Editor @noupside.bsky.social discusses the systematic dismantling of America's election integrity capacity by the Trump administration in 2025 on Lawfare Daily.
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For the past few years, I've made a collage for @lawfaremedia.org's year-end wrap up "The Year That Was."
It brings me no joy to present my collage for 2025
(sorry)
It brings me no joy to present my collage for 2025
(sorry)
December 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
For the past few years, I've made a collage for @lawfaremedia.org's year-end wrap up "The Year That Was."
It brings me no joy to present my collage for 2025
(sorry)
It brings me no joy to present my collage for 2025
(sorry)
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I wrote a lot for @lawfaremedia.org this year. I expect that 2026 will require an equal amount of coverage on executive power, administrative law, and the federal workforce.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
This year, Lawfare senior editors and contributors provided timely analysis of the many thorny legal national security issues that arose.
Check out Lawfare's most read articles of the year ⬇️
Check out Lawfare's most read articles of the year ⬇️
December 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I wrote a lot for @lawfaremedia.org this year. I expect that 2026 will require an equal amount of coverage on executive power, administrative law, and the federal workforce.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
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I have been lucky enough to join @lawfaremedia.org this year as a senior editor. Please consider supporting our journalism at the link below!
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December 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you value what @lawfaremedia.org does please consider supporting us!
This year, Lawfare senior editors and contributors provided timely analysis of the many thorny legal national security issues that arose.
Check out Lawfare's most read articles of the year ⬇️
Check out Lawfare's most read articles of the year ⬇️
December 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This year, Lawfare senior editors and contributors provided timely analysis of the many thorny legal national security issues that arose.
Check out Lawfare's most read articles of the year ⬇️
Check out Lawfare's most read articles of the year ⬇️
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December 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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December 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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It's the “Inadequate Chicken Moved to Inferior Location” Annual End of Year Edition!
@sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, and @tylermcbrien.com talked over listener-submitted topics and object lessons. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rati...
@sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, and @tylermcbrien.com talked over listener-submitted topics and object lessons. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rati...
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's the “Inadequate Chicken Moved to Inferior Location” Annual End of Year Edition!
@sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, and @tylermcbrien.com talked over listener-submitted topics and object lessons. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rati...
@sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, and @tylermcbrien.com talked over listener-submitted topics and object lessons. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rati...
"The temptation to expand the military’s role in protecting democracy is perhaps understandable in an era of polarization. But the cure must not become worse than the disease. The U.S. military’s neutrality does not lie in officer-initiated resistance to lawful authority," writes Jason Smith.
Military Neutrality Is Fidelity
Fidelity to the Constitution requires officers to protect, not supplant, constitutional institutions.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"The temptation to expand the military’s role in protecting democracy is perhaps understandable in an era of polarization. But the cure must not become worse than the disease. The U.S. military’s neutrality does not lie in officer-initiated resistance to lawful authority," writes Jason Smith.
On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social spoke to Tom Brzozowski, formerly of the Justice Department,to talk over recent changes set in motion by the Trump administration with respect to domestic terrorism investigations and prosecutions. youtu.be/GEu4_-KhBJg
December 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social spoke to Tom Brzozowski, formerly of the Justice Department,to talk over recent changes set in motion by the Trump administration with respect to domestic terrorism investigations and prosecutions. youtu.be/GEu4_-KhBJg
In November, the Trump administration added four European “antifa-linked” groups to the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations. Michael Vandergriff explores the civil liberty concerns raised by this designation.
Foreign Terrorist Designations Pose Civil Liberties Concerns
Foreign Antifa designations risk enabling surveillance of domestic critics by creating a foreign nexus for expanded counterterrorism powers.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In November, the Trump administration added four European “antifa-linked” groups to the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations. Michael Vandergriff explores the civil liberty concerns raised by this designation.
On Lawfare Daily, @atabatabai.bsky.social, @sranderson.bsky.social, and Loren Voss discuss the NDAA for 2026, its key provisions, and what it says for how Congress is reasserting itself vis-a-vis the Trump administration on matters related to the national defense. youtu.be/1Iy2a26r31k
December 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @atabatabai.bsky.social, @sranderson.bsky.social, and Loren Voss discuss the NDAA for 2026, its key provisions, and what it says for how Congress is reasserting itself vis-a-vis the Trump administration on matters related to the national defense. youtu.be/1Iy2a26r31k
Lawfare is focused on producing timely, rigorous, and non-partisan analysis of hard national security choices. And this year, that work was—to use an expression as tired as we are—like drinking from a firehose.
If you found our work useful in understanding the news of the year, consider donating.
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December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Lawfare is focused on producing timely, rigorous, and non-partisan analysis of hard national security choices. And this year, that work was—to use an expression as tired as we are—like drinking from a firehose.
If you found our work useful in understanding the news of the year, consider donating.
If you found our work useful in understanding the news of the year, consider donating.
Lawfare Senior Editor @sranderson.bsky.social reflects on the Trump administration's Venezuela policy in the Year that Was. youtu.be/e_kgbelGiMI
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lawfare Senior Editor @sranderson.bsky.social reflects on the Trump administration's Venezuela policy in the Year that Was. youtu.be/e_kgbelGiMI
In 2025, Lawfare launched a weekly livestream, Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, where Lawfare contributors discuss the legal challenges to the Trump administration's actions.
Subscribe to Lawfare's YouTube channel to receive an alert the next time we go live.
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Trials of the Trump Administration
A livestream series where Lawfare contributors discuss the legal challenges to President Trump's executive actions.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In 2025, Lawfare launched a weekly livestream, Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, where Lawfare contributors discuss the legal challenges to the Trump administration's actions.
Subscribe to Lawfare's YouTube channel to receive an alert the next time we go live.
Subscribe to Lawfare's YouTube channel to receive an alert the next time we go live.