Why is it happening? Because they can. And we are making it increasingly easier for them by building these centralized, mostly open platforms like Facebook and

Why is it happening? Because they can. And we are making it increasingly easier for them by building these centralized, mostly open platforms like Facebook and Twitter. There has been no collapse in the intellectual life of Americans. If anything maybe a peak then moderate decline. The only difference is these platforms. By what mechanisms could Russia and China influence the US a few decades ago? Substantially more limited.