10/22/2018
■Class discussion: Are Russia’s online trolls harming American democracy? Why or why not? Do our own divisions make us especially vulnerable to foreign propaganda? Are we gullible and quick to believe conspiracy theories and ridiculous stories about people “on the other side”? Why are we so divided? Are politicians and special interest groups making the situation worse? Do the computer algorithms of social media and search engines divide us into opposing online groups? What are “echo chambers” and how do they work?