The “Get Off My Lawn” Edition

<p>This week, a Quinta-less Alan and Scott welcomed <em>Lawfare</em>'s&nbsp;dynamic&nbsp;associate editor duo, Katherine Pompilio and Hyemin Han, on to&nbsp;the show to talk through the week's big national security news stories, including:</p><ul><li>“Going Full Cleve.” Last week, former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1044234232/trump-announces-run-president-2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">announced his intention to once again run for president</a>—in spite of the Republicans’ weak showing in the midterm elections and his own impending legal troubles. What does Trump’s announcement mean for 2024 and after?&nbsp;</li><li>“A Mueller Mulligan?” Trump’s announcement that he was once again running for president in turn led Attorney General Merrick Garland to make his own announcement last Friday: that he was <a href="https://www.lawfareblog.com/mr-smith-goes-washington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">appointing another Special Counsel</a> to take over the investigations into Trump’s interference in the 2020 election results and mishandling of classified records. Was this the right move? How will the Special Counsel’s appointment impact the investigations—and Trump’s political future?</li><li>“Pyongyanking Our Chain.” North Korea has <a href="https://apnews.com/article/europe-china-united-states-nations-linda-thomas-greenfield-f93525d7eed426d5cf5dea72e97af217" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">launched a new ICBM</a> that it claims can deliver nuclear weapons anywhere in the United States. Should this threat be taken seriously or is it a bluff? And is the Biden administration doing enough to respond?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan shared the tale of <em>Lawfare</em>'s&nbsp;biggest animal fan, Katherine's African Grey parrot Moby. Scott passed along the late Michael Gerson's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-saying-goodbye-to-my-child-the-youngster/2013/08/19/6337802e-08dd-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html" rel="n