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Nov 2, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Guy Denton |Yuval Levin |Noah C. Chauvin |Garry Kasparov
A new play explores how January 6 pulled a father, son, and nation apart.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
justsecurity.org | Noah C. Chauvin
Earlier this year, Congress enacted the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, or RISAA, capping a multi-year fight over whether to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 allows the government to collect the communications of non-U.S. persons (people who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents) without a warrant.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Noah C. Chauvin |Tom Zoellner
When will SCOTUS address an assault rifle ban? By and Published August 8, 2024 Our August-themed legal book discussion is postponed for one episode, but don’t fret: There’s more than enough legal news to fill a show, thanks to gun rights and antitrust cases. The Agenda:—Maryland’s assault weapons ban is constitutional—Text, history, and tradition as … rational basis review? Or something.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Noah C. Chauvin |Tom Zoellner |Alex Demas
The emperor needs a new stylist. Published August 8, 2024 The inimitable Walter Russell Mead, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, stops by to enjoy what can only be described as an intellectual smorgasbord. Jonah and Walter evaluate the ongoing war in Israel, diving into the land-for-peace fallacy, questions about what constitutes nationhood and patriotism, and how to orient American foreign policy toward a more peaceful future.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Noah C. Chauvin |James Pethokoukis |Kevin Williamson |Khaya Himmelman
Donald Trump is not the unprincipled, narcissistic boor the mainstream media would have you believe. In fact, he is a hero who spent his presidency battling a shadowy cabal of liberal elites who control our political and cultural institutions and who abuse children and drink their blood. Or so believe adherents of QAnon, a conspiracy theory that began on obscure message boards in 2017 and has since exploded into the national consciousness—and even the halls of Congress.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Noah C. Chauvin
This past week, quickly and with little public awareness, Congress markedly expanded government’s power to snoop on its citizens. At a time of worry about privacy, government overreach, and “the Deep State,” this was action, motivated by expediency, that ignored public concerns. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lets the government collect the private communications of non-Americans located outside the United States without a warrant.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Noah C. Chauvin |Elizabeth Goitein
This article first appeared at Just Security. (Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on the FISA Section 702 reauthorization and reform debate.) With Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) set to expire on April 19, Congress once again finds itself faced with the decision whether to reform and reauthorize the controversial law or to let it expire.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Noah C. Chauvin
Editor’s note: This article is part of a Dispatch debate series. Kevin Carroll made the case for reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702. This week, the House of Representatives is set to vote on whether to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which will expire on April 19 unless renewed by Congress. This controversial law is unique, but the ways intelligence agencies have abused it to violate Americans’ civil liberties are not.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
brennancenter.org | Noah C. Chauvin
This article first appeared at The Dispatch. Editor’s note: This article is part of a Dispatch debate series. Kevin Carroll made the case for reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702. This week, the House of Representatives is set to vote on whether to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which will expire on April 19 unless renewed by Congress.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
justsecurity.org | Noah C. Chauvin |Elizabeth Goitein
(Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on the FISA Section 702 reauthorization and reform debate.) With Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) set to expire on April 19, Congress once again finds itself faced with the decision whether to reform and reauthorize the controversial law or to let it expire.
