The "2nd Anniversary Hot Take Takedown" Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott celebrated the second anniversary of <em>Rational Security 2.0</em> by bringing back everyone's favorite game show edition: the Hot Take Takedown! But this year, instead of being contestants, they sat in judgment on the following hot takes from their&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>colleagues:</p><ul><li>Molly Reynolds, on whether there will be a government shutdown this month;</li><li>Tyler McBrien, on what should happen with overseas U.S. troop deployments; and</li><li>Benjamin Wittes, on who will be held accountable first, Russian President Vladimir Putin or former President Donald Trump.</li></ul><p>Which of these hot takes will be deemed too cold, which too hot, and which just right? Listen in to find out!</p><p>Meanwhile, for object lessons, Alan shared one of his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/csEnWRhRBIg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new favorite uses for superfluous fruits</a>. Quinta shared just the sort of story you expect to hear out of Burning Man: alleged Jan. 6 co-conspirator and criminal defendant Jeffrey Clark&nbsp;<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/neal-katyal-biting-comeback-jeffrey-100312673.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">casting judgment</a>&nbsp;on former Deputy Solicitor General (and beanie-wearing Burning Man attendee) Neal Katyal. And Scott urged even non-vegetarian listeners to check out the new, updated edition of Peter Singer's classic work on animal rights, "<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/animal-liberation-now-peter-singer?variant=40952213110818" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Animal Liberation Now!</a>"</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>