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Articles by Paul Rosenzweig
Paul Rosenzweig is a prolific author, read a sampling of some of Paul’s most notable publications.
Judge Cannon Has Gotten It Completely Wrong
In dismissing the classified-documents case, she is ignoring both practical history and legal precedent. Judge Aileen Cannon, a Donald Trump appointee, has dismissed the criminal charges against the former president. On the merits, her opinion is a…
Black Box Reasoning and the Rule of Law
Reflections on artificial intelligence and the challenge of transparency and accountability.
Content Moderation and the Least Cost Avoider
A useful lesson from the economic concept of the “least cost avoider,” suggests that significant responsibility for reducing harmful content should be allocated to non-platform actors. Who should be responsible for mitigating the harm from malicious…
The Lawfare Podcast: Timothy Edgar and Paul Rosenzweig on the Volt Typhoon Cyber Intrusion
Last May, Microsoft announced that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Volt Typhoon, appeared to be targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and entities abroad in part through establishing a presence in a malware-infected network, or botnet,…
Big Tech’s trouble in China: New ‘work secrets’ law could force tough choices
For years, the national and cyber security communities have warned technology companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle that escalating tensions between the United States and China would ultimately make them choose between one of their largest…
Volt Typhoon and the Disruption of the U.S. Cyber Strategy
The recent Chinese cyberintrusion highlights the need for a reexamination of U.S. cybersecurity strategy. The Volt Typhoon cyber intrusion into U.S. critical infrastructure is troubling on many levels. The most significant, however, is the way in…
With Trump’s SCOTUS Appeal, Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
Sometimes the law mandates delay and no one can do anything about it. But there is nothing mandatory at all about what the Supreme Court has done with Donald Trump’s appeal. On the contrary, the decision to hear his petition for presidential immunity…
The Russian Hack of Microsoft: Lessons for Cybersecurity
The rudimentary hack suggests a significant impact from new SEC disclosure rules and continued impunity for foreign hackers. Last Friday after market close, Microsoft submitted an 8-K filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
The Lawfare Podcast: Year-End Event, Part Two: A Conversation with the Lawfare Team
It’s part two of our Lawfare year-end event. Yesterday, we brought you the headliner conversation with Adam Kinzinger. Today, it’s three panels of Lawfare insiders talking about the year to come and the year that’s passed. We did a panel on…
The Lawfare Podcast: Three CISA Senior Advisers on Secure by Design
Secure by Design means different things to different people. As part of Lawfare’s ongoing project to understand what Secure by Design might mean in practice, we are trying to identify the open questions—areas where research or inquiry might help our…