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Facebook is a Doomsday Machine

“In recent years, as Facebook’s mistakes have compounded and its reputation has tanked, it has become clear that negligence is only part of the problem. No one, not even Mark Zuckerberg, can control…

Trump Didn't Break Our Democracy. But Did He Fatally Weaken It?

“The problem is we’ve been treating Mr. Trump’s attacks on democracy as if they are a pass-fail test. We should instead think of democracy as both damaged and resilient, like a forest after a…

A Democracy Summit Is Not What the Doctor Ordered

“The United States” should focus “attention on the smaller groupings of democratic allies and partners that already exist” and revitalize “instruments for promoting democracy and human rights—as well…

The Trustbusters Come for Facebook. Finally.

“Regulators could have imposed conditions on or even prevented Facebook, Google and others from pursuing deals that solidified their dominance. But they didn’t, and now they’re seeking to correct…

The Cost of Merkel's Surrender to Hungarian and Polish Extortion

“German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been laboring under enormous pressure to prevent a veto of the European Union's 2021-27 budget and COVID-19 recovery fund. But the compromise she reached with…

A Chance to Repair the Cracks in Our Democracy

“Amid a worsening pandemic, a record number of voters in the United States elected Joseph R. Biden Jr. president, marking an end to the administration of Donald J. Trump. But President Trump had…

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on technocrats replacing Africa’s kleptocrats

“Instead of trying to work around governments, the aid agencies, foundations and companies operating in Africa could partner with the public sector and commit funds annually to improve the education…

The United States Must Marshal the "Free World"

“The “un-free” world seeks to undermine international norms, Western liberal values, and democracy itself...Biden will need to marshal the very strengths that define democratic government if he is to…

Responding to Terrorism in France

“In the wake of two horrific incidents of Islamist terrorism in France, President Emmanuel Macron and many of his countrymen have reacted angrily to criticism from abroad suggesting that French…

A Return to Decency

“American democracy was challenged by Mr. Trump at its very heart — respect for truth — and resisted”. When Joe Biden takes office, “decency will return to the White House, a fundamental moral shift.…