The "Benner Than Ever" Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by star&nbsp;New York Times<em>&nbsp;</em>reporter Katie Benner&nbsp;to talk through some of this week's biggest national security news stories, including:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“The Masked Ringer.” We’re about half way through the Jan. 6 committee’s public hearings—and, despite originally planning a weeks-long pause, the committee is now holding a <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/27/jan-6-committee-surprise-tuesday-hearing-00042595" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">snap hearing with a surprise witness</a>. What should we make of the hearings so far? And what may we continue to learn?</li><li>“Trouble a-<em>Bruen</em>.” The Supreme Court has issued a decision concluding that <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/supreme-court-bruen-concealed-carry-gun-law-new-york/661364/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Second Amendment gives Americans a constitutional right to carry a firearm outside their homes for purposes of self-defense</a>. What does this mean for the future of gun control policies—and gun violence?</li><li>“Siri as Snitch.” The end of a constitutional right to abortion has tech experts worried that state authorities will use <a href="https://www.lawfareblog.com/impotence-fourth-amendment-post-roe-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">digital surveillance and data collection to aid in their enforcement of abortion restrictions</a>, including outside their respective states. How real are these risks? And what can be done about them?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Katie gave a strong endorsement to Rachel McAdams's work as a narrator on the audiobook&nbsp;of "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anne-of-Green-Gables-audiobook/dp/B01KGL17UY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anne of Green Gables</a>" and shared stories of some of her own adventures on Prince Edward Island. Alan recommended Rinker Buck's book "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Oregon-Trail-Rinker-Buck-audiobook/dp/B00XUSWOS0/