33. What everyone gets wrong about the Caroline "Case"

This week we continue our "what does everyone get wrong about classic case X" series. And today we're looking at the overquoted, under-authoritative, and deeply de-historicized "Caroline Case" (or, more accurately, the "Caroline Affair") with regular co-host Imogen Saunders. Digressions include a plea for accuracy, critical thinking skills and ... Elon Musk? Recommendations: Craig Forcese, "Destroying the Caroline: The Frontier Raid That Reshaped the Right to War" https://irwinlaw.com/product/destroying-the-caroline/ "'We will make mistakes': Musk pressed on claim $50m of condoms sent to Gaza" (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2025/feb/12/musk-says-he-will-make-mistakes-and-that-he-double-checks-with-trump-video Music: Sam Barsh, Oils of Au Lait