To Russia, from us: How should the United States respond to reports of Russian interference in the 2016 election? We have to do something, Fred Kaplan writes: “A threshold has been crossed.” Could Obama retaliate against Putin’s wealth, or perhaps his public image?
Check your friends: Will Oremus introduces a Slate-made extension for the Chrome browser, This Is Fake. We built it to help you identify and flag fake news as it appears in your Facebook feeds.
A troubling shift: The 21st Century Cures Act promises to loosen standards on new drugs by requiring the FDA to include “real-world evidence” and “patient-experience data” in its assessments. This is bad news, Alan Levinovitz writes. People desperate for help could end up hurt.
A new kind of Star Wars: Rogue One, which opens this weekend, represents a departure for the venerable intellectual property, Forrest Wickman writes. Last year’s installment in the franchise may have been satisfyingly familiar; this year’s points a way forward.
For fun: Put tahini in your chocolate chip cookies and give them to all your neighbors.
Really? OK!
Rebecca
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