Rational Security
Hosted by Scott · The Lawfare Institute
4.8from 2,089 ratings
- 584
- Episodes
- 135
- Transcribed
- 2,089
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
About Rational Security
A weekly discussion of national security and foreign policy matters hosted by Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- The Lawfare Institute
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Jan 2015
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
135 of 584 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The “Riding the Blue Wave Special Election" Edition
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The “Not So Super Tuesday” Edition
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The "Snifting Up to Boston" Edition
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The “Riding the Blue Wave Special Election" Edition
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There's lots of big questions about congressional standing, but I think there's at least a very strong argument in the D.C. Circuit that actually, frankly, even one chamber could have standing to sue over a declare war clause violation. And so maybe that's something they choose to do at a certain point. […]
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- Tyler McBrien
- Eric Columbus
- Ariane Tabatabai
- Natalie Orpett
- Michael Feinberg
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,951 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 138 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- 83
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 98
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Scott host the show. Published by The Lawfare Institute.
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