How Russia Exploits US Vulnerabilities, Why Parents Are Worried About Their Sons, and More

October 8, 2020

“[T]he truth is, Americans must recognize that the United States is ripe for manipulation. With a month to go before Election Day, we are ripping ourselves apart.” Fiona Hill argues that Russia exploited America’s existing political polarization and structural issues in the 2016 presidential election, and they will do so again if we let our vulnerabilities go unaddressed.

Liberals, conservatives, mothers, and fathers are all more worried about the futures of their sons than their daughters. Richard Reeves and Ember Smith break down this year’s American Family Survey results and conclude that a policy agenda that recognizes and responds to the specific problems of boys and girls, especially those of different racial and class backgrounds, is badly needed.

The last few decades have been marked by what has been called the era of “permissionless innovation.” Decisions about what to innovate, when to innovate, and how to bring digital products and services to the marketplace have largely been left to tech companies. Darrell West writes that the long-awaited House Antitrust Subcommittee report indicates the end of that era.

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