Benjamin wittes university of virginia school of law. Known for lawfare blog, benjamin wittes is a married man. When the presidents lawyers agree to have their client answer questions on. A reassessment yale university press, 2002 benjamin wittes is an editorial page writer for the washington post, in which capacity he writes editorials on the law and other topics. They discuss former fbi director james comey, his potential to. He cofounded and is the editorinchief of the lawfare blog, which is devoted to sober and serious discussion of hard national security choices, and is a member of the hoover institutions task force on. Benjamin wittes is the cofounder and editor in chief of lawfare and a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution. He cofounded and is the editorinchief of the lawfare blog, which is devoted to sober and serious discussion of hard national security choices, and is a member of the hoover institutions task force on national security and law. The war metaphor for the battle against islamist terrorism developed then, wittes notes, because in the short term, no remotely viable alternative to it existed. Benjamin wittes argues that liberals are right to defend. Legal expert benjamin wittes gives 7th annual darrell west. After its initial fumbling of the viruss emergence and apparent lies about the scope of the problem, the chinese communist party has ruthlessly clamped down on society and brought the.
In a small critique of the book, wittes mentions that the author didn. You can email me by clicking here if you are interested in having me speak at an event, please call my assistant, quinta jurecic, at 202. Benjamin wittes is a fellow and research director in public law at the brookings institution. Professor amanda tyler of berkeley law welcomes susan hennessey and benjamin wittes, executive editor and editor in chief of lawfare, in conversation about their new book unmaking the. March 26, 2020 benjamin wittes says trump has changed the presidency. Benjamin wittes is editor in chief of lawfare and a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution. He cofounded and is the editorinchief of lawfare, which is devoted to sober and serious discussion of hard national security choices. On monday, may 22 at 11am eastern, lawfare editor in chief and senior brookings fellow benjamin wittes joins yahoo news and finance anchor bianna golodryga and yahoo news deputy editor daniel klaidman. Trump has declared war on the presidency, author says fresh air. Wittes said, speaking over skype from his office at the brookings institute in washington, d. Three cheers for the national security state benjamin wittes argues that liberals are right to defend law enforcement against donald trump nowand were wrong to distrust the nsa in the past. Governance studies at brookings, january 22, 2010, u of texas law, public law research paper no. Benjamin wittes whiteknights for lisa page the last. Vacant positions and high turnover across the federal bureaucracy have been a perpetual problem since president trump was sworn into office.
Wittes is editor and cofounder of lawfare, a brookings institutionaffiliated blog that has quickly vaulted from a niche forum on law and national security to a mustread guide to the thorny. Senior fellow in governance at the brookings institute. Benjamin wittes, a nationally renowned expert on legal and us national security policy and senior fellow in governance studies at brookings institution, came to miami on september 26 to give the 7th annual darrell west lecture in american politics wittes lecture was titled, the unitary executive. When any number of commentators including mikhaila fogel and me on lawfare last month describe separate investigative cones for obstruction and collusion, they are reflecting it.
We hope youll find that its the same lawfare youve come to know and value, only. Benjamin coauthored a chapter in the report produced by the u. Benjamin wittes is a senior fellow at the brookings institution and a member of the hoover institutions task force on national security and the law. Benjamin wittes, a senior fellow at the brookings institution and editorinchief of lawfare blog, said tuesday that, despite having defending brett kavanaugh in the past, he would vote against. More, he is a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution and cofounder and editor in chief of lawfare. A former editorial writer for the washington post specializing in legal affairs, he currently writes a column for the new republic online and is a contributing editor for the atlantic monthly.
He works principally on issues related to american law and national. He is a contributing writer at the atlantic and a law analyst at nbc news and msnbc he is the author with susan hennessey of unmaking the presidency. He is the author of several books and is cochair of the hoover institutions working group on national security, technology, and law. After its initial fumbling of the viruss emergence and apparent lies about the scope of the problem, the chinese communist party has ruthlessly clamped down on society and brought the virus under control, earning enhanced. He cofounded and is the editorinchief of the lawfare blog, which is devoted to sober and serious discussion of hard national security choices, and is a member of the hoover institutions task. Special counsel robert muellers investigation into possible collusion between president donald trumps presidential campaign and the russian government has been a focal point in political discourse since muellers appointment in may. Et, join lawfare editor in chief benjamin wittes for a discussion with jack goldsmith and andrew keane woods on their recent essay on internet speech and surveillance.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. It is a great pleasure to welcome readers to lawfare s new web site. Upperlevel trump administration officials the a team have experienced a turnover rate of 85 percent much higher than any other administration in the past. An interview with benjamin wittes, author of starr. To contribute to that discussion, barbara slavin, director of the future of iran initiative at the atlantic council, interviewed benjamin wittes at the. Preet bharara was united states attorney for the southern district of new york during the obama administration.
Wittes is editor in chief of lawfare and a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution. Brookings institution, university of texas school of law and brookings institution downloads 250 124,602 citation 3. Benjamin wittes is a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution and codirector of the harvard law school brookings project on law and security. Yes, in the bestcase scenario for the president, mueller is not proceeding further because he lacks the evidence to do so. Legal expert benjamin wittes tears attorney general barrs. Benjamin wittes bio, age, married, wife, and net worth. Benjamin wittes is an american journalist based on issues of national security and law. To improve your visit to our site, take a minute and upgrade your browser.
This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Earlier today lawfare founder benjamin wittes sent a curious tweet appearing to defend former doj lawyer lisa page. I am cofounder and editor in chief of lawfare, which is devoted to nonideological discussion of hard national security choices, and i am a member of the hoover institutions task force on national security and law. Benjamin wittes is a contributing writer at the atlantic, the editor in chief of lawfare and a senior fellow at the brookings institution. Americans are rediscovering the power of federal and state governments to. The president should wait before popping the champagne corks over this and tweeting in triumph. But, as wittes also explains, the war model is an imperfect fit for terrorism. He is a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution, where he is the research director in public law, and codirector of the harvard law school brookings project on law and security. The lawfare podcast is the weekly audio production of the lawfare staff in cooperation with the brookings institution. Written by maia anderson, cas communications intern. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
I am a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution. The cofounder and editorinchief of the lawfare blog, wittes is the author of confirmation wars. Lawfare is an offshoot of the brookings institute, a wellrespected think tank with a reputation for. Benjamin wittes, on a panel at the national lawyers convention of the federalist society, responding to the observation that smoking and traffic accidents cause more deaths in a. Benjamin wittes is a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution. Lawfare editor ben wittes tells chuck its inconceivable that mueller would close this investigation without talking to the president. Podcast episodes include interviews with policymakers, scholars, journalists, and analysts. Chamber of commerce foundation, the future of datadriven innovation, titled databuse in the big data era. This impending obstruction indictment of former deputy f.