“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…
“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…
“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…
“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 “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…
“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…
“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.…
“On Facebook and Twitter, the most inflammatory, unreliable and divisive posts are shared and too often believed more readily than those with verifiable facts...it’s apparent that much more needs to…
“Even the worst-run startup can beat competitors if investors prop it up. The V.C. firm Benchmark helped enable WeWork to make one wild mistake after another—hoping that its gamble would pay off…
The rise of giant internet platforms “should ring alarm bells—not just because they hold so much economic power but also because they wield so much control over political communication. These…
